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minority en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /mɪˈnoɹ.ɪ.ti/ (Canada, General-American)
  • [mɑe̯ˈnɔ̟ɹ.ə.ti] (New-Zealand)
  • /maɪˈnoɹ.ə.ti/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /maɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /maɪˈnɑ.ɹɪ.ti/ (New-York-City)
  • /mɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (California, Southern) audio
  • /mɪˈnɑ.ɹɪ.ti/ (New-York-City)
  • /mɑeˈnɔɹ.ə.ti/ (Australia)
  • /maɪˈnoɹ.ɪ.ti/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /maɪˈnɒɹ.ə.ti/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Late Middle English minoritie, from Middle French minorité, and its source Late Latin minōritās, from Latin minor. Morphologically minor + -ity.

Meanings

  1. (attributive, relational) Of or relating to a minority.
    • They hold a minority interest in the company.
  2. (attributive, of a party, usually) Empowered by or representing a minority (usually a plurality) of votes cast, legislative seats, etc., rather than an outright majority thereof.
    • minority government

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more minority Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most minority Degree=Sup lexicographic

Relateds

quantifier

Translations (6)

fr minoritaire (of or relating to a minority) · es minoritario (of or relating to a minority) · hu kisebbségi (of or relating to a minority) · kmr kêmanî (of or relating to a minority) · it minoritario (of or relating to a minority) · af minderheids- (of or relating to a minority)

minority en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /mɪˈnoɹ.ɪ.ti/ (Canada, General-American)
  • [mɑe̯ˈnɔ̟ɹ.ə.ti] (New-Zealand)
  • /maɪˈnoɹ.ə.ti/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /maɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /maɪˈnɑ.ɹɪ.ti/ (New-York-City)
  • /mɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (California, Southern) audio
  • /mɪˈnɑ.ɹɪ.ti/ (New-York-City)
  • /mɑeˈnɔɹ.ə.ti/ (Australia)
  • /maɪˈnoɹ.ɪ.ti/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /maɪˈnɒɹ.ə.ti/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Late Middle English minoritie, from Middle French minorité, and its source Late Latin minōritās, from Latin minor. Morphologically minor + -ity.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The state or condition of being smaller, inferior, or subordinate to something or someone else; lesserness.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.
    • And lest any man should think her intent was to unnestle ill neighbours, and not to aid good neighbours, or that she was readier to restore what was invaded by others than to render what was in her own hands; see if the time provided not a new occasion afterwards, when through their own division, without the intermise of strangers, her forces were again sought and required; she forsook them not, prevailed so far as to be possessed of the castle of Edinburgh, the principal strength of that kingdom, with peace, incontinently, without cunctations or cavillations, the preambles of a wavering faith, she rendered with all honour and security; and his person to safe and faithful hands; and so ever after during his minority continued his principal guardian and protector. a. 1603, Francis Bacon, Discourse in the Praise of Queen Elizabeth:
    • She also played a key role as dowager-regent during the minority of her son. 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 117:
  3. (countable, uncountable) Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.
    • Chuhsiung was in the heart of Yi country. The Yi made up the largest minority in Yunnan, with over three million members as of 1990. And their biggest concentration was in the mountains around Chuhsiung. 2015, Bill Porter, “The Yi [彝族]”, in South of the Clouds: Travels in Southwest China, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 185:
    • Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.
    • The case is the latest chapter in a decade-long struggle by the nation's elite minority to crush the powerful political machine founded by Yingluck's brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, who was toppled in another coup in 2006. 2017 August 25, “Arrest threat as Yingluck Shinawatra misses verdict”, in Al Jazeera:
  4. (US, countable, uncountable) A member of an ethnic minority.
    • The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A group of people seen as distinct who are subordinated and discriminated against in a society.
    • But we have seen that one important difference between women and other minorities is that women's attitudes and self-conceptions are conditioned more largely by interaction with both minority and dominant group members 1951 October, Helen Mayer Hacker, “Women as Minority Group”, in Howard W. Odum, Katherine Jocher, editors, Social Forces, volume 30, number 1, Williams & Wilkins, →DOI, page 63:
  6. (India, countable, euphemistic, uncountable) A Muslim.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
minorities Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

adulthood · majority

Deriveds

minoritarian · minority language · minoritary · antiminority · invisible minority · minority council · subminority · minority domination · minority leader · ethnic minority · minoritize · vocal minority · minority rule · minority cabinet · model minority · minority report · sexual minority · minority dominance · gender minority · nonminority · minorityhood · majority-minority · minority group · visible minority · superminority · minority government

Relateds

minor

Synonyms

childhood

Translations (104)

sv minoritet (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · bg непълноле́тие (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · es minoridad (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · el μειονότητα (member of an ethnic minority) · es minoría (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · sc minoria (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · cmn 少數 /少数 (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · az azlıq (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · lv mazākumgrupa (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · ar أَقَلِّيَّة (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · sh manjìna (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · my လူနည်းစု (member of an ethnic minority) · pt menoridade (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · sh мањѝна (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · nl minderheid (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · is minnihlutahópur (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · pl małoletniość (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · bn নাবালকতা (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · ka მცირეწლოვანება (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · hi नाबालिग़पन (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · bg малцинство́ (member of an ethnic minority) · vi thiểu số (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · nn minoritet (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · fy minderheid (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · oc minoritat (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · nn mindretal (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · hi अल्पसंख्यक (member of an ethnic minority) · af minderheidslid (member of an ethnic minority) · fr minorité (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · fa اقلیت (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · vi người dân tộc thiểu số (member of an ethnic minority) · da mindretal (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · yi מינדערהייט (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · hi अवयस्कता (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · pl mniejszość (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · nrf minnorité (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · eo malplimulto (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · nb minoritet (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · az əqəliyyət (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · lt mažuma (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · bg малцинство́ (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · fi nuoruus (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · ka უმცირესობა (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · af minderjarigheid (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · hu kisebbség (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · nrf minnorité (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · bg малоле́тие (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · uk неповнолі́ття (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · gd beag-chuid (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · ca minoritat (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · uk ме́ншість (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · hu kisebbségi (member of an ethnic minority) · af minderheid (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · sl manjšina (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · my အနည်းစု (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · ko 미성년 (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · km ជនជាតិភាគតិច (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · et vähemus (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · mi tokoiti (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · kk азшылық (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · kmr kêmanî (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · rsk меншина (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · it minoranza (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · de Minderheit (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · fi alaikäisyys (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · es minoría (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · cs nezletilost (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · ka არასრულწლოვანება (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · ka უმცირესობა (member of an ethnic minority) · bn নাবালকত্ব (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · ka ეთნიკური უმცირესობა (member of an ethnic minority) · he בֵּן מִעוּטִים (member of an ethnic minority) · az azlıq (member of an ethnic minority) · ru меньшинство́ (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · lv minoritāte (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · vi số ít (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · mt minoranza (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · be непаўнале́цце (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · fi vähemmistön edustaja (member of an ethnic minority) · hy փոքրամասնություն (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · ko 소수 (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · pt minoria (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · gl menoridade (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · ro minoritate (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · be ме́ншасць (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · ca minoria (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · kmr kêmanî (member of an ethnic minority) · kmr kêmanî (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · cs menšina (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · fr minorité (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · el μειονότητα (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · fit minuriteetti (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · mk малцинство (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · fi vähemmistö (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · ja 少数 (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · ru несовершенноле́тие (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · th คนกลุ่มน้อย (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · lv nepilngadība (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) · sk menšina (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · nb mindretall (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · ka ეროვნული უმცირესობა (member of an ethnic minority) · de Minorität (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) · yi מינדערהייט (member of an ethnic minority) · he מיעוט (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)