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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesorigine ethnique
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɔʁiʒin ɛtnik
"Le formulaire demande des informations sur l'origine ethnique."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The racial, national, or cultural background to which a person or their ancestors belong.
"The census form asks respondents to state their ethnic origin." - 2
A person's lineage or ancestral heritage linked to a specific cultural or linguistic group.
"Despite growing up abroad, she maintains a strong connection to her ethnic origin."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'ethnic', derived from the Ancient Greek 'ethnikos' (national, heathen) based on 'ethnos' (people, nation), and 'origin', derived from the Latin 'origo' (beginning, source, descent). Together, the phrase gained prominence in sociology, law, and demographics during the 20th century to describe ancestral and cultural roots.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ethnic origin" is said worldwide
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origine ethnique
Transliteration: ɔʁiʒin ɛtnik
"Le formulaire demande des informations sur l'origine ethnique."
ethnische Herkunft
Transliteration: ˈɛt.nɪ.ʃə ˈhɛʁ.kʊnft
"Die Umfrage erfasst die ethnische Herkunft der Teilnehmer."
origine etnica
Transliteration: oˈri.ʤi.ne ˈɛt.ni.ka
"La legge vieta la discriminazione basata sull'origine etnica."
origen étnico
Transliteration: oˈɾixen ˈetniko
"Se recopilan datos estadísticos sobre el origen étnico."
origem étnica
Transliteration: oˈɾiʒẽ ˈɛt.ni.kɐ
"A lei protege contra a discriminação baseada na origem étnica."
जातीय मूल
Transliteration: jaatiy mool
"फॉर्म में अपने जातीय मूल का उल्लेख करें।"
族裔背景
Transliteration: zúyì bèijǐng
"该调查收集有关族裔背景的信息。"
민족적 배경
Transliteration: minjokjeok baegyeong
"이 설문조사는 민족적 배경을 묻습니다."
民族的背景
Transliteration: minzokuteki haikei
"申請書には民族的背景を記入する必要があります。"
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