How to pronounce "ethnic"

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The decorative use of wire in southern Africa

dates back hundreds of years.

But modernization actually brought communication

and a whole new material, in the form of telephone wire.

Rural to urban migration meant that newfound industrial materials

started to replace hard-to-come-by natural grasses.

So, here you can see the change

from use -- starting to use contemporary materials.

These pieces date back from the '40s to the late '50s.

In the '90s, my interest and passion for transitional art forms

led me to a new form,

which came from a squatter camp outside Durban.

And I got the opportunity to start working with this community

at that point, and started developing, really,

and mentoring them in terms of scale, in terms of the design.

And the project soon grew from five to 50 weavers in about a year.

Soon we had outgrown the scrap yards, what they could provide,

so we coerced a wire manufacturer to help us,

and not only to supply the materials on bobbins,

but to produce to our color specifications.

At the same time, I was thinking, well,

there's lots of possibility here to produce contemporary products,

away from the ethnic, a little bit more contemporary.

So I developed a whole range around -- mass-produced range --

that obviously fitted into a much higher-end decor market

that could be exported and also service our local market.

We started experimenting, as you can see, in terms of shapes,

forms. The scale became very important,

and it's become our pet project. It's successful,

it's been running for 12 years. And we supply the Conran shops,

and Donna Karan, and so it's kind of great.

This is our group, our main group of weavers.

They come on a weekly basis to Durban.

They all have bank accounts.

They've all moved back to the rural area where they came from.

It's a weekly turnaround of production.

This is the community that I originally showed you the slide of.

And that's also modernized today,

and it's supporting work for 300 weavers.

And the rest says it all.

Thank you very much.

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Phonetic Breakdown of "ethnic"

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eth-nic

2 syllables

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/ˈɛθ.nɪk/

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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

EH1 TH N IH0 K

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Definition of "ethnic"

Pronunciation: /ˈɛθ.nɪk/

Noun

An ethnic person, especially a foreigner or member of an immigrant community.
An ethnic minority.
A heathen, a pagan.
(in classical scholarship) the demonym of an Ancient Greek city

Adjective

Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.

Example: "There are many ethnic Indonesians in the Netherlands"
Characteristic of a foreign, usually non-Western culture.

Example: "I like to eat ethnic food"
Representative of a folk or traditional mode of expression.
Heathen, not Jewish, Christian, or Muslim.

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ethic 2 syllables authentic 3 syllables ethics 2 syllables rhythmic 2 syllables enoch 2 syllables ethnically 3 syllables sonic 2 syllables cynic 2 syllables

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