minority
/maɪˈnoɹ.ɪ.ti/ sustantivo B1En español: minoría, minoridad
- The state or condition of being smaller, inferior, or subordinate to something or someone else; lesserness.
- The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.
- Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority. · Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.
- A member of an ethnic minority. · The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.
- A group of people seen as distinct who are subordinated and discriminated against in a society.
- A Muslim.
Plural minorities
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Ruby Gillis was the handsomest girl of the year at the Academy; in the Second Year classes Stella Maynard carried off the palm for beauty, with small but critical minority in favor of Anne Shirley.
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