ethnicity
a person's ethnic background
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Summary
ethnicity is a property[1]. ethnicity ranks in the top 2% of property entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,313 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Commons category: Ethnicity[3]
- Said to be the same as: nation[4]
- Has part(s): tribe[5]
- Has cause: ethnogenesis[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ethnicity[7]
- Facet of: ethnic group[8], identity[9]
- Described by source: Soziolinguistika Hiztegia[10]
- Topic has template: Template:Ethnicity[11]
- Has contributing factor: cultural heritage[12], myth of origins[13], history[14], homeland[15], language[16], dialect[17], religion[18], mythology[19], folklore[20], ritual[21], cuisine[22], traditional costume[23], art[24], human physical appearance[25]
- Different from: nationality[26], race[27]
- Studied by: sociolinguistics[28], anthropology[29]
- Characteristic of: group of humans[30]
Why It Matters
ethnicity has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] ethnicity is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]