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How to pronounce minority in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms nonage
Type of eld, age, legal status
Derivation minor
Type Words
Type of social group
Type Words
Type of number, figure
Derivation minor


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

Examples of minority

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Since then the number of 90 percent-minority schools has jumped almost fivefold.
From the newsweek.com
That means that as few as 41 minority members essentially can block legislation.
From the washingtontimes.com
Syria has a Sunni majority ruled by minority Alawites, a branch of Shiite Islam.
From the thenewstribune.com
To a certain ignorant minority, it always has to veer off into bigoted nonsense.
From the bostonherald.com
Another major conference is on tap, this one targeting minority business owners.
From the washingtonpost.com
Gillard's minority government holds a single-seat majority in the lower chamber.
From the timesunion.com
A minority of people have the discipline to get the micro-savings all year long.
From the techcrunch.com
Incidentally, Imran was a Shia, and hence a minority often targeted in Pakistan.
From the edition.cnn.com
Helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky is a minority stakeholder in Eclipse Aerospace.
From the kansas.com
More examples
  • 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; "when the vote was taken they were in the minority"; "he held a minority position"
  • Any age prior to the legal age
  • Minority, and the related concept of "becoming-minor," is a philosophical concept developed by Gilles Deleuze and Fu00E9lix Guattari in their books Kafka: Towards a Minor Literature (1975), A Thousand Plateaus (1980), and elsewhere. In these texts, they criticize the concept of "majority"...
  • "Minority" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the first single from their sixth album Warning. The song was #1 for five weeks on the Billboard Modern Rock chart in late 2000.
  • (Minorities) A minority is a sociological group that does not make up a politically dominant voting majority of the total population of a given society. ...
  • Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority; Empowered by or representing a minority (usually a plurality) of votes cast, legislative seats, &c., rather than an outright majority thereof; A member of an ethnic minority; Youth; period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood
  • (Minorities) All persons classified as Black (not of Hispanic origin), Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, or American Indian or Alaskan Native.
  • (Minorities) Shareholders in the subsidiary of a company who hold a minority interest.