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- [mi-nawr-i-tee, -nor, -mahy-]
- /mɪˈnɔr ɪ ti, -ˈnɒr, -maɪ-/
- /maɪˈnɒrəti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mi-nawr-i-tee, -nor, -mahy-]
- /mɪˈnɔr ɪ ti, -ˈnɒr, -maɪ-/
Definitions of minority word
- noun plural minority the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole. 1
- noun plural minority a smaller party or group opposed to a majority, as in voting or other action. 1
- noun plural minority a group in society distinguished from, and less dominant than, the more numerous majority: The ethnic minority was disproportionately affected by the reduction in preventative medical services. 1
- noun plural minority a racial, ethnic, religious, or social subdivision of a society that is subordinate to the dominant group in political, financial, or social power without regard to the size of these groups: legislation aimed at providing equal rights for minorities. 1
- noun plural minority a member of such a group. 1
- noun plural minority the state or period of being under the legal age of full responsibility. 1
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Origin of minority
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
From the Medieval Latin word minōritās, dating back to 1525-35. See minor, -ity
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Parts of speech for Minority
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
minority popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for minority
noun minority
- opposition — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- splinter group — a small organization that becomes separated from or acts apart from an original larger group or a number of other small groups, with which it would normally be united, as because of disagreement.
- youth — the condition of being young.
- immaturity — a state or condition of being immature: the immaturity of one's behavior; the immaturity of a country's technology.
- childhood — A person's childhood is the period of their life when they are a child.
adjective minority
- underground — beneath the surface of the ground: traveling underground by subway.
- marginal — pertaining to a margin.
- sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- pressure — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
- smaller — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
Antonyms for minority
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