Ethnic and Nonracial

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Ethnic adjective - Of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture.

Usage example: children who were raised in a home where there was a strong ethnic consciousness

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Nonracial is an antonym for ethnic.

Nonracial adjective - Not racial; having nothing to do with race or races.

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Ethnic is an antonym for nonracial.

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Nonracial and Ethnic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ethnic/nonracial

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Nonracial or Ethnic. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ethnic/nonracial.

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