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minority

mi·nor·i·ty

minority

 
 
pronunciation:
mih nawr ih ti [or] maI nawr ih ti [or] mih nor ih ti [or] maI nor ih ti
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part of speech: noun
inflections: minorities
definition 1: a part or amount that is less than half the total.
A minority of students protested the new rules.
antonyms:
majority
similar words:
handful
definition 2: a group of people in a country who make up a smaller part of the whole population and have something in common, such as their family backgrounds or their religion, that is different from the larger population.
Many countries have laws that protect minorities.Hindus make up the greater part of the population in India, but Muslims make up a large minority.
similar words:
race
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