minority

1. The state or condition of being smaller, inferior, or subordinate to something or someone else; lesserness. (countable, uncountable)
2. The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood. (countable, uncountable)
3. Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority. (countable, uncountable) · Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.
4. A member of an ethnic minority. (US, countable, uncountable) · The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.
5. A group of people seen as distinct who are subordinated and discriminated against in a society. (countable, uncountable)
6. A Muslim. (countable, uncountable)

Plural minorities