ethnic group

  • 61Ethnic russians —    Ethnic group. One principal use of this term refers to Russia’s titular majority, which accounts for approximately 80 percent of the population, that is, residents of Russia who are defined by their ethnic belonging and/or cultural association …

    Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

  • 62Gogo (ethnic group) — The Gogo (or Wagogo) are a Bantu ethnic and linguistic group based in the Dodoma Region of central Tanzania. In 1992 the Gogo population was estimated to number 1,300,000. [http://www.ethnologue.com/show language.asp?code=gog] The Gogo have… …

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  • 63Ethnic cleansing (disambiguation) — Ethnic Cleansing may refer to one of the following.* Ethnic cleansing, various policies of forcibly removing people of some ethnic group. * Ethnic Cleansing, a computer game. * Ethnic Cleansing A punk band …

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  • 64ethnic — [eth′nik] adj. [ME ethnik < LL(Ec) ethnicus, pagan < Gr ethnikos, national (in LGr(Ec), gentile, heathen) < ethnos, nation, people, ta ethnē, nations (in LXX, non Jews, in N.T., gentile Christians): akin to ēthos: see ETHICAL] 1. Now… …

    English World dictionary

  • 65List of Chinese administrative divisions by ethnic group — The list below outlines the distribution of the nationalities of China among provinces and province level entities of the People s Republic of China (P.R.C.) according to the census of 2000. The provinces and province level entities are listed by …

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  • 66Wanda (ethnic group) — The Wanda are an ethnic and linguistic group based in south western Tanzania. In 1987 the Wanda population was estimated to number 24,000. while on 1931 it was still only 5,745 and in 1948 7,677, and in 1957 9,477. [Fipa and Related Peoples]… …

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  • 67Ndali (ethnic group) — The Ndali are an ethnic and linguistic group based in southern Tanzania and northern Malawi. In 1987 the Ndali population of Tanzania was estimated to number 150,000, and in 2003 the population in Malawi was estimated at 70,000, for a total for… …

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  • 68Ethnic — Eth nic . 1. A heathen; a pagan. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] No better reported than impure ethnic and lay dogs. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. a member of an ethnic group. [PJC] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 69group — n Group, cluster, bunch, parcel, lot mean a collection or assemblage of persons or of things. Group implies some unifying relationship, however tenuous (as a similarity of activity, of purpose, or of nature), and ordinarily a degree of physical… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 70Kami (ethnic group) — The Kami are an ethnic and linguistic group based near Morogoro, Tanzania. In 2000 the Kami population was estimated to be 16,411 [http://www.ethnologue.com/show country.asp?name=TZ] .The Kami language is a Bantu language, sharing substantial… …

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