ethnicity
n. US //ɛθˈnɪsɪti// UK //ɛθnˈɪsɪti// eth·nic·i·ty
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1 race (n.) B2 Upper Intermediate Formala word sometimes used instead of 'race' to talk about a person's physical or family origins.
used as a synonym for race or common ancestry, often as a more formal or euphemistic alternative in social and political discourse.
ExampleThe form asked for my ethnicity and my age.
ExampleSociologists argue that ethnicity is a more useful category than race because it encompasses shared history and language rather than just physical traits.
From ethnic + -ity.