different between multiethnicity vs multiethnic

English

Etymology

multi- +? ethnicity

Noun

multiethnicity (countable and uncountable, plural multiethnicities)

1. The state of being multiethnic.
   • 1996 Richard Henri Ullman - The World and Yugoslavia's Wars

     Some might argue that Yugoslavia, as a mosaic of southern Slavs and other assorted Balkan peoples, ranked higher on the multiethnicity scale than Slovenia.

English

Alternative forms

• multi-ethnic

Etymology

From multi- +? ethnic.

Adjective

multiethnic (comparative more multiethnic, superlative most multiethnic)

1. Of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups.
   • 1993 Alexander J. Motyl - Dilemmas of Independence: Ukraine After Totalitarianism

     In general, they are propagating the image of Ukrainians as the European descendants of good peasant stock, of multiethnic pioneers, and of an ancient multiethnic state.

Usage notes

In 2006 British anthropological surveys by Peter J. Aspinall et al, out of 311 student respondents who identified as “mixed race” and 15 who did not, seven found the term “multiethnic” offensive and 23 indicated it was a preferred term.

Derived terms

• multiethnicity

Translations

Noun

multiethnic (plural multiethnics)

1. A member of more than one ethnic group.

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