'Ethnic' definitions:

Definition of 'ethnic'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; "influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy; "ethnic food" [syn: cultural, ethnic, ethnical]
adjective
Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam [syn: heathen, heathenish, pagan, ethnic]
noun
A person who is a member of an ethnic group

Definition of 'Ethnic'

From: GCIDE
  • Ethnic \Eth"nic\, Ethnical \Eth"nic*al\, a. [L. ethnicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? nation, ? ? the nations, heathens, gentiles: cf. F. ethnique.]
  • 1. Belonging to races or nations; based on distinctions of race; ethnological. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Pertaining to the gentiles, or nations not converted to Christianity; heathen; pagan; -- opposed to Jewish and Christian. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. of or pertaining to a group having a distinct racial, cultural, religious or linguistic character; as, ethnic differences within a population can cause civil war. [PJC]
  • 4. being a member of a distinct racial or cultural minority within a larger population; as, ethnic Chinese own most of the businesses in Indonesia. [PJC]

Definition of 'Ethnic'

From: GCIDE
  • Ethnic \Eth"nic\n.
  • 1. A heathen; a pagan. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • No better reported than impure ethnic and lay dogs. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. a member of an ethnic group. [PJC]