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ethnic minority en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A group of people who have a different ethnicity, religion, language or culture from that of the majority of people in the place where they live.
   • Dati launched a blistering attack on the prime minister, François Fillon, under whom she served as justice minister, accusing him of sexism, elitism, arrogance and hindering the political advancement of ethnic minorities. 2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian:

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sv etnisk minoritet (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · lv mazākumtautība (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · ja 少数民族 (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · is þjóðernisminnihlutahópur (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · vi dân tộc ít người (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · ru национа́льное меньшинство́ (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · pt minoria étnica (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · ru нацменьши́нство (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · fa اقلیت قومی (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · uk націона́льна менши́на (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · uk етні́чна менши́на (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · fr minorité ethnique (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · ru этни́ческое меньшинство́ (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · cmn 少數族裔 /少数族裔 (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · hy ազգային փոքրամասնություն (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · ru нацменьшинство́ (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · ar أَقَلِّيَّة قَوْمِيَّة (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · is þjóðernisminnihluti (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · vi dân tộc thiểu số (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · fi etninen vähemmistö (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · hu etnikai kisebbség (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · tr etnik azınlık (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · de ethnische Minderheit (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · pl mniejszość etniczna (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · cmn 少數民族 /少数民族 (people with different characteristics to those of the majority) · tr ekalliyet (people with different characteristics to those of the majority)