what does ethnicity mean
exists and is an alternate of. Merge this question into. Split and merge into it. Answered by The Community. Making the world better, one answer at a time. Ethnicity means an identification with a certain race or background. Ethnic groups are defined by country, region, and heritage.Ethnicity means in relation to things that are ethnic such as cultural ideas and traits.or example, the fact that two African   American people (or two American Indian, Asian, or Hispanic people) share   a common heredity or ancestry does not mean that they necessarily also   share the same ethnic identity (i.e., their cultures, values, lifestyles, beliefs,   and norms may be very different).