ethnic
adj
noun
ˈeθnɪk adj
1 relating to a particular race, nation, or tribe and their customs and traditions 种族 (民族,部落 )的; 具有种族 (民族; 部落 )特色的
The school teaches pupils from different ethnic groups .
该校教授不同种族的小学生。
ethnic Russians in Estonia
居住在爱沙尼亚的俄罗斯人
ethnic violence/divisions/strife etc
ethnic background/origin
The students are from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.
学生有着不同的种族背景。
plans to partition the republic along ethnic lines (=in a way that keeps different ethnic groups apart)
把共和国按不同种族分割开来的计划
2
ethnic cooking/fashion/design etc
cooking, fashion etc from countries that are far away, which seems very different and unusual 具有异国风情的烹调/时尚/设计等
ethnic music
具有异国风情的音乐
Surinam is culturally and ethnically diverse.
苏里南在文化和种族方面具有多样性。
noun
3 someone who comes from a group of people who are a different race, religion etc or who have a different background from most other people in that country 少数民族的一员
In that neighborhood of New York, we were all ethnics.
在纽约的那个街区,我们都是少数民族。