Meaning

1 senses
  1. A group that forms only a small part of the population, whether it be for ethnic or other reasons.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The government clamped down on the minority group.

    Уряд використовував репресивні заходи щодо цієї меншини. — ChickenKiev

    deDie Regierung ging hart gegen die Minderheit vor. — Dani6187

  2. Many minority groups have been discriminated against in the past.

    deIn der Vergangenheit wurden viele Minderheitengruppen diskriminiert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Using salient exemplars, demagogues are able to spread the false impression that minority groups are more dangerous than they are.

  4. Han, Manchu, Mongol, Hui and Tibetan people (as well as other minority groups in China) are kins in one family.

Forms

plural: minority groups
Singularminority group
Pluralminority groups

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
minority group — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto