Aryan
adjective
used for describing people from northern Europe, especially tall people with blonde hair and blue eyes. This word is connected with Nazi theories of race.
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adjective
used for describing people from northern Europe, especially tall people with blonde hair and blue eyes. This word is connected with Nazi theories of race.
adjective
belonging or relating to a race of people with dark skin, especially people whose families were originally from Africa
noun
someone who belongs to an ethnic group that lives somewhere where most people are from a different race or country
noun
a group of people with the same culture and traditions who live in a place where most people have a different culture and different traditions
noun
a group of people who share the same culture and languages but do not have their own country
noun
a group of people who are similar because they have the same skin colour or other physical features
noun
a group of people who are similar because they speak the same language or have the same history or customs
noun
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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