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eth·nic·i·ty ( P ) Pronunciation Key (th-ns-t)
n.
Ethnic character, background, or affiliation.
An ethnic group.
ethnicity
n : an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties; "ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations"
An affiliation can be anything with which you associate yourself. Definitions of background and culture are equally broad. Therefore, ethnic groups are constantly overlapping. So, despite common belief, ethnicity is extremely broad in definition and is not limited to what you have defined it to be.
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