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bigot |
one who is prejudiced against and intolerant of any group or belief that is not his or her own, esp. religious, racial, or ethnic. |
bigotry |
intolerance of any group or belief that is not one's own, especially in the form of racial, ethnic, or religious intolerance and prejudice. |
desegregation |
the act, result, or policy of eliminating segregation, esp. of racial or ethnic groups. |
ethnic |
a member of an ethnic group. [1/3 definitions] |
ethnic cleansing |
the mass murder, incarceration, or forced emigration of members of an ethnic minority within a particular nation in order to establish an ethnically homogeneous population. |
ethnicity |
the condition of being a member of an ethnic group or sharing its traits. |
ethnocentric |
holding the belief that one's own ethnic group or culture is superior. [1/2 definitions] |
ethnocentrism |
the belief that one's own ethnic group or culture is superior. [1/2 definitions] |
ethnomusicology |
the study of the music of one or more ethnic groups, esp. as a reflection of cultural values or differences. |
fascism |
(often cap.) a system of government characterized by strong, often dictatorial control of political and economic affairs, and often by warlike nationalism and brutal suppression of political dissidents and ethnic minorities. [1/3 definitions] |
genocide |
the intentional attempt to exterminate all members of a certain race, nationality, or ethnic group. |
ghetto |
a part of a town or city in which members of a particular race, religion, nationality, ethnic group, or the like are forced by law to live. [2/3 definitions] |
Hausa |
the Afroasiatic language spoken by the Hausas and used as a means of inter-ethnic communication in areas east and west of Nigeria and Niger. [1/2 definitions] |
Hmong |
an ethnic group of Asia whose homeland includes the mountainous regions of southern China and northern Southeast Asia. [1/2 definitions] |
integrated |
allowing or having members of equal standing from different ethnic, racial, and religious groups. (Cf. segregated.) [1/2 definitions] |
interethnic |
combined form of ethnic. |
intergroup |
between, among, or involving different social, ethnic, religious, or other groups. |
intermarriage |
marriage between two people who are of different racial, ethnic, or religious backgrounds. [1/2 definitions] |
intermarry |
to marry a member of another racial or ethnic group, religion, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
minority |
a group that differs in race, ethnic background, religion, or political ideas from the majority of people in a society. [1/4 definitions] |
Montagnard |
a member of a people of mixed ethnic origins inhabiting the highlands of central Vietnam. |
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