Word: ethnicity
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: eth
nic
i
ty
Definition: The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences.
Morphemes:
Affix: ethnic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔθνος
Language: grc
Decoded: ethnos
Meaning: tribe, country, nation
Affix: -ῐκός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"