Definition of "multiethnicity" [multiethnicity]

• The state of being multiethnic. (noun)

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• "Actually, the distinction is between "multiethnicity" and "multiculturalism", a distinction which one can clearly discern in Cameron's speech although he did not say so in so many words."
• "Wyclef was Haitian-American and liked our multiethnicity."
• "It is interesting that provinces, such as Shaanxi, are now struggling to claim their Chineseness either by tracing their ancient Chinese tradition, or by emphasizing their multiethnicity, such as Guizhou, as Oakes has noticed. 252 Indeed Yunnan is making a similar claim, by citing its multiethnic culture in its effort to attract more resources internally and internationally."