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minoritya small group of people within a community or country, differing from the main population in race, religion, language, or political persuasion

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a small group of people within a community or country, differing from the main population in race, religion, language, or political persuasion

Pronunciation (IPA): /maɪˈnɔːrəti/

Korean meaning: 소수집단, 소수파, 소수민족

Korean pronunciation: 마이**노**러티

Example Sentences

  • In our office, coffee lovers are in the minority - most people prefer energy drinks.
  • The government introduced new policies to protect minority languages.
  • Surprisingly, people who actually read the terms and conditions are a tiny minority.

minority

NOUN

//maɪˈnɔːrəti//

a small group of people within a community or country, differing from the main population in race, religion, language, or political persuasion

minority concept
💡 Concept

Three students represent a cultural minority group in the diverse school cafeteria

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minority rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A minority with justice outweighs the majority's authority!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/maɪˈnɔːrəti/
🇬🇧 UK/maɪˈnɒrəti/

🌳Etymology

Rootminor
Suffix--ity

Origin

From Latin 'minoritas', derived from 'minor' meaning 'smaller' or 'less', combined with the suffix '-ity' to form an abstract noun. The term entered Middle English through Old French.

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🎵Rhyme

authoritymajorityprioritysuperiority
authority
majority
priority
superiority

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

In our office, coffee lovers are in the minority - most people prefer energy drinks.

The government introduced new policies to protect minority languages.

😄 Fun example

Surprisingly, people who actually read the terms and conditions are a tiny minority.

Minority shareholders have limited voting power in corporate decisions.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

fewhandfulsmall grouplesser part

Antonyms

majoritybulkmost

Related

diversityinclusiondiscriminationrepresentationmarginalized