### Question
Can you define what ethnic group means?


### Answer
**Ethnic group** is defined as the following in *18 U.S.C. § 1093*:

> a set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of common cultural traditions or heritage

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 1093*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 50A-GENOCIDE**

