Of or pertaining to a race or family of men; as, the racial complexion.

of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people; "racial groups"

of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups; "racial differences"; "racial discrimination"

To qualify as an ethnic group for racial discrimination purposes under the Race Relations Act 1976, it has been decided by the Courts that a group must have a long shared history, a cultural tradition, a common language, literature and religion, and be a minority or oppressed group. A recent case held that Rastafarians did not qualify as an ethnic group.