minority

  • 11minority — [mī nôr′ə tē, minôr′ə tē; mīnär′ə tē, minär′ə tē] n. pl. minorities [ML minoritas < L minor,MINOR] 1. the lesser part or smaller number; less than half of a total 2. a group, party, or faction with a smaller number of votes or adherents than… …

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  • 12minority — /mi nawr i tee, nor , muy /, n., pl. minorities, adj. n. 1. the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole. 2. a smaller party or group opposed to a majority, as in voting or other action. 3. a group… …

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  • 13minority — mi|nor|i|ty1 [ maı nɔrəti ] noun *** 1. ) count a small number of people or things that are part of a larger group but different in some way from most of the group: There are not many, a tiny minority, who have misbehaved outrageously. minority… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14minority — I UK [maɪˈnɒrətɪ] / US [maɪˈnɔrətɪ] noun Word forms minority : singular minority plural minorities *** 1) [singular] a small number of people or things that are part of a larger group but different in some way from most of the group There are not …

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  • 15minority — mi|nor|i|ty W2S3 [maıˈnɔrıti US mıˈno: , mıˈna: ] n plural minorities 1.) [singular also + plural verb] a small group of people or things within a much larger group ≠ ↑majority ▪ Gaelic is still spoken in Ireland by a tiny minority. minority of ▪ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16minority — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ large, significant, sizeable, substantial ▪ small, tiny ▪ growing ▪ distinct …

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  • 17minority — [[t]mɪnɒ̱rɪti, AM nɔ͟ːr [/t]] ♦♦ minorities 1) N SING: oft N of n If you talk about a minority of people or things in a larger group, you are referring to a number of them that forms less than half of the larger group, usually much less than half …

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  • 18minority*/*/ — [maɪˈnɒrəti] noun [C] I 1) a group of people or things that forms less than half of a larger group Ant: majority In a small minority of cases, the treatment does not help.[/ex] Women are in the minority in the top ranks of government.[/ex] 2) a… …

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  • 19minority — 1 noun 1 (singular) a small group of people or things within a much larger group: Gaelic is still spoken in Ireland by a tiny minority. (+ of): It s only in a minority of cases that the illness is fatal. (also + plural verb BrE): Only a minority… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20minority — n. in a minority (we were in the minority; in a minority of cases) * * * [maɪ nɒrɪtɪ] in a minority (we were in the minority; in a minority of cases) …

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