Cancer Terms

Ethnic Origin

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Ethnic Origin Definition

The concept of ethnic origin is an attempt to classify people, not according to their current ethnicity, but according to where their ancestors came from. Ethnic origin has become a popular classification in statistics, where the concept of race has been largely discarded.

Ethnic Origin Synonyms

Ethnic Origin, Ethnic Group, Ethnic Origins

Terms in Ethnic Origin category



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