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Only asking this question because Justin Timberlake refered to Janet Jackson and african americans as ethnic in his MTV interview.

2006-08-22 18:48:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Etiquette

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Of or relating to a sizable group of people sharing a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage.
Being a member of a particular ethnic group, especially belonging to a national group by heritage or culture but residing outside its national boundaries: ethnic Hungarians living in northern Serbia.
Of, relating to, or distinctive of members of such a group: ethnic restaurants; ethnic art.
Relating to a people not Christian or Jewish; heathen.

2006-08-22 18:51:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Justin Timberlake is an idiot. Ethnic refers to CULTURE, whereas Race refers to BIOLOGY.

2006-08-26 11:56:26 · answer #2 · answered by Ana 5 · 0 0

Noun
1a.A set of principles of right conduct.
1b. A theory or a system of moral values: "An ethic of service is at war with a craving for gain" (Gregg Easterbrook).
2. ethics (used with a sing. verb) The study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices to be made by a person; moral philosophy.
3. ethics (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession: medical ethics.

2006-08-23 01:53:12 · answer #3 · answered by J. 7 · 0 0

The word to define J is ethNic. Not ethic. But it was good though.

2006-08-23 01:55:31 · answer #4 · answered by ihaftaknow 3 · 0 0

Check out the entire definition on http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ethnic

2006-08-23 05:41:19 · answer #5 · answered by undir 7 · 0 0

dictionary.com, peace of mind

2006-08-23 01:50:05 · answer #6 · answered by adrian_2oo32000 1 · 0 0

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