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minority /maɪˈnɒrəti/ /maɪˈnɔːrəti/ Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/m/min/minor/minority__us_1_rr.mp3 minority(noun)/maɪˈnɒrəti/ /maɪˈnɔːrəti/the smaller part of a group; less than half of the people or things in a large groupOPPOSITE majorityhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/majorityOnly a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days.Only a tiny minority of products is/are affected.For a minority, the decision was a disappointment.That's very much a minority view.Minority interest groups have gained disproportionate influence.You are definitely among the minority.minority shareholders in the bankto have a minority stake in a companyExtra Examplesa sizeable minority of the populationthe view of a small but vocal minoritya small group within a community or country that is different because of race, religion, language, etc.SEE ALSO BAMEhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bamethe rights of ethnic/racial minoritiesThere is a large German-speaking minority in the east of the country.persecuted/oppressed minoritiesminority languagesThe school is 95 per cent minority (= 95 per cent of children are not white Americans but from different groups).minority neighborhoods (= where no or few white people live)minority groups/populations/leadersExtra ExamplesQualified minority applicants are highly sought after.people from ethnic minoritiesDental decay is most prevalent amongst poor and minority communities.Many religious minorities fear their beliefs will be ignored.the state of being under the age at which you are legally an adultCOMPARE majority (4)https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/majority#majority_sng_4When his minority ended he had to fight to reclaim his property.to form less than half of a large groupMen are in the minority in this profession.We are in the minority on this issue.to be the only person to have a particular opinion or to vote a particular wayWord Originlate 15th cent. (in sense (3)): from French minorité or medieval Latin minoritas, from Latin minor ‘smaller’.

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(noun) only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days.only a tiny minority of products is/are affected.for a minority, the decision was a disappointment.that's very much a minority view. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=minority This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word3	minority
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	/maɪˈnɒrəti/ /maɪˈnɔːrəti/
Example	only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days. only a tiny minority of products is/are affected. for a minority, the decision was a disappointment. that's very much a minority view.
Sound	Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/m/min/minor/minority__us_1_rr.mp3
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=minority
Content	minority (noun)/maɪˈnɒrəti/ /maɪˈnɔːrəti/ the smaller part of a group; less than half of the people or things in a large group OPPOSITE majority https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/majority Only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days. Only a tiny minority of products is/are affected. For a minority, the decision was a disappointment. That's very much a minority view. Minority interest groups have gained disproportionate influence. You are definitely among the minority. minority shareholders in the bank to have a minority stake in a company Extra Examples a sizeable minority of the population the view of a small but vocal minority a small group within a community or country that is different because of race, religion, language, etc. SEE ALSO BAME https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bame the rights of ethnic/racial minorities There is a large German-speaking minority in the east of the country. persecuted/oppressed minorities minority languages The school is 95 per cent minority (= 95 per cent of children are not white Americans but from different groups). minority neighborhoods (= where no or few white people live) minority groups/populations/leaders Extra Examples Qualified minority applicants are highly sought after. people from ethnic minorities Dental decay is most prevalent amongst poor and minority communities. Many religious minorities fear their beliefs will be ignored. the state of being under the age at which you are legally an adult COMPARE majority (4) https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/majority#majority_sng_4 When his minority ended he had to fight to reclaim his property. to form less than half of a large group Men are in the minority in this profession. We are in the minority on this issue. to be the only person to have a particular opinion or to vote a particular way Word Origin late 15th cent. (in sense (3)): from French minorité or medieval Latin minoritas, from Latin minor ‘smaller’.
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Minority Small Is/Are People Large Group Noun Maɪˈnɒrəti

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