Module 5 Ethnic CultureSection 3 Words and Expressions from Module 5 Ethnic Cultureethnic adj. 1 of a national or racial group of people: A question on ethnic origin was included in the census.The factory’s workforce reflects the ethnic mix from which it draws its labour.Conflicts between the different ethnic groups in the country exploded into civil war.2 from a different race or interesting because characteristic of an ethnic group which is very different from those that are common in western culture: ethnic foodethnic costumediverse adj. varied or different:Students from countries as diverse as Colombia and Lithuania use Cambridge textbooks when they learn English.New York is a very culturally/ethnically diverse city.people from diverse culturesMy interests are very diverse.native adj. 1 [before noun] relating to or describing someone's country or place of birth or someone who was born in a particular country or place: She returned to live and work in her native Japan.She’s a native Californian.2 describes plants and animals which grow naturally in a place, and have not been brought there from somewhere else:Henderson Island in the Pacific has more than 55 species of native flowering plants.The horse is not native to America - it was introduced by the Spanish.3 [before noun] relating to the first people to live in an area: The Aborigines are the native inhabitants of Australia.the native populationnative customs and traditions4 your native language/tongue the first language that you learn:French is his native tongue.5 [before noun] A native ability or characteristic is one that a person or thing has naturally and is part of their basic character: his native witvaried adj.containing or changing be...
