etnia

/ˈetnja/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las etnias

Meaning

  1. ethnic group

    • Pertenece a una etnia indígena.

      He belongs to an indigenous ethnic group.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: collective.

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Portuguese

etnia

etnia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "ethnic group."

Practice

1 What does etnia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pertenece a una ___ indígena.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches etnia?

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