ethnically
adv. manneradv. in a way that relates to a person's cultural background, race, or national origin.
adv. in a manner relating to shared cultural, national, or racial origins. Typically modifies adjectives or verbs to specify the demographic context of a population or individual.
The city is ethnically diverse.
The neighborhood is ethnically mixed, with families from over twenty different countries living on the same street.
Researchers found that the study group was not ethnically representative of the wider population, leading them to adjust their sampling methods for the next phase of the project.
From ethnic + -ally.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Commonly used to modify adjectives like 'diverse', 'mixed', or 'homogeneous'.
Last updated May 8, 2026