noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Used as a no-adjective to describe things related to ethnicity or race, often in formal or academic contexts.
民族上の違いを尊重することが大切だ。
It is important to respect ethnic differences.
Compound of 民族 (minzoku, 'ethnic group') and 上 (jō, 'from the standpoint of').