Minority — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part

being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/maɪnˈɒɹɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/maɪnˈɒɹɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi/.

Examples

when the vote was taken they were in the minority
he held a minority position

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nonage

Antonyms

majority

Parts of Speech

noun	a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
noun	being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts “when the vote was taken they were in the minority”
noun	any age prior to the legal age

Word Forms

minor

adjective

inferior in number or size or amount

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Minderheit

eine Gruppe von Menschen, die sich rassisch oder politisch von der größeren Gruppe, zu der sie gehört, unterscheiden

🇫🇷French

minorité

un groupe de personnes qui diffèrent racialement ou politiquement d'un groupe plus large dont il fait partie

🇪🇸Spanish

minoría

un grupo de personas que difieren racial o políticamente de un grupo más grande del cual forma parte

🇮🇹Italian

minoranza

un gruppo di persone che differiscono razzialmente o politicamente da un gruppo più ampio di cui fa parte

🇳🇱Dutch

minderheid

een groep mensen die op racistisch of politiek vlak verschilt van een grotere groep waarvan zij deel uitmaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

minoria

um grupo de pessoas que diferem racial ou politicamente de um grupo maior do qual faz parte

🇷🇺Russian

меньшинство

группа людей, отличающихся расово или политически от более крупной группы, частью которой они являются

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अल्पसंख्यक

लोगों का एक समूह जो नस्लीय या राजनीतिक रूप से उस बड़े समूह से भिन्न होता है जिसका वह हिस्सा है

🇧🇩Bengali

সংখ্যালঘু

একটি বৃহত্তর গোষ্ঠী থেকে জাতিগতভাবে বা রাজনৈতিকভাবে ভিন্ন ব্যক্তিদের একটি দল যার এটি একটি অংশ

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறுபான்மையினர்

அது ஒரு பகுதியாக இருக்கும் ஒரு பெரிய குழுவிலிருந்து இன ரீதியாகவோ அல்லது அரசியல் ரீதியாகவோ வேறுபடும் மக்கள் குழு

🇮🇳Telugu

మైనారిటీ

అది ఒక భాగమైన పెద్ద సమూహం నుండి జాతిపరంగా లేదా రాజకీయంగా భిన్నమైన వ్యక్తుల సమూహం

🇮🇳Marathi

अल्पसंख्याक

लोकांचा एक गट जो वांशिक किंवा राजकीयदृष्ट्या भिन्न आहे ज्याचा तो एक भाग आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

લઘુમતી

લોકોનું જૂથ જે વંશીય અથવા રાજકીય રીતે મોટા જૂથથી અલગ છે જેનો તે એક ભાગ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲ್ಪಸಂಖ್ಯಾತ

ಒಂದು ಭಾಗವಾಗಿರುವ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗುಂಪಿನಿಂದ ಜನಾಂಗೀಯವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ರಾಜಕೀಯವಾಗಿ ಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿರುವ ಜನರ ಗುಂಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ന്യൂനപക്ഷം

ഒരു വലിയ ഗ്രൂപ്പിൽ നിന്ന് വംശീയമായോ രാഷ്ട്രീയമായോ വ്യത്യാസമുള്ള ഒരു കൂട്ടം ആളുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੱਟ ਗਿਣਤੀ

ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸਮੂਹ ਜੋ ਨਸਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਰਾਜਨੀਤਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਇਹ ਇੱਕ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اقلیت

لوگوں کا ایک گروپ جو نسلی یا سیاسی طور پر ایک بڑے گروپ سے مختلف ہے جس کا یہ حصہ ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

少数民族

与它所属的更大群体在种族或政治上不同的一群人

🇯🇵Japanese

少数

それが属するより大きな集団とは人種的または政治的に異なる人々の集団

🇰🇷Korean

소수

인종적으로나 정치적으로 자신이 속한 더 큰 집단과 다른 사람들의 집단

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiểu số

một nhóm người khác biệt về mặt chủng tộc hoặc chính trị với một nhóm lớn hơn mà họ là một phần

🇹🇭Thai

ชนกลุ่มน้อย

กลุ่มคนที่แตกต่างทางเชื้อชาติหรือการเมืองจากกลุ่มใหญ่ซึ่งเป็นส่วนหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

minoritas

sekelompok orang yang berbeda secara ras atau politik dari kelompok yang lebih besar dimana mereka menjadi bagiannya

🇵🇭Filipino

minorya

isang grupo ng mga tao na naiiba sa lahi o pulitika mula sa isang mas malaking grupo kung saan ito ay bahagi

🇲🇾Malay

minoriti

sekumpulan orang yang berbeza dari segi perkauman atau politik daripada kumpulan yang lebih besar yang merupakan sebahagian daripadanya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أقلية

مجموعة من الأشخاص يختلفون عرقيًا أو سياسيًا عن مجموعة أكبر تشكل جزءًا منها

🇮🇷Persian

اقلیت

گروهی از مردم که از نظر نژادی یا سیاسی با گروه بزرگتری که بخشی از آن است متفاوت است

🇹🇷Turkish

azınlık

parçası olduğu daha büyük bir gruptan ırksal veya politik olarak farklı olan bir grup insan

🇮🇱Hebrew

מיעוט

קבוצה של אנשים הנבדלים מבחינה גזעית או פוליטית מקבוצה גדולה יותר שהיא חלק ממנה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'minority'?

The primary meaning of 'minority' is 'a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'minority' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'minority' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'minority' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'minority' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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