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minority

mi·no·rity

UK/maɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/ US/mɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/ fairly common us

noun

1.

a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part

2.

being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts

  • “when the vote was taken they were in the minority”
  • “he held a minority position”
Antonyms
3.

any age prior to the legal age

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Origin

From Late Middle English minoritie, from Middle French minorité, and its source Late Latin minōritās, from Latin minor. Morphologically minor + -ity.

Phrases

  • ethnic minority
  • gender minority
  • invisible minority
  • minority cabinet
  • minority council
  • minority dominance
  • minority domination
  • minority government

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