how to pronounce ethnicity

/ɛθˈnɪs.ə.ti/

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ethnicity is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of ethnicity in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… Scandinavian ethnicity who had founded …”

meanings of ethnicity

noun:

The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences.
An ethnic group.
Race; common ancestry.

ethnicity frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word ethnicity occurs in english on average 2.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.