Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethnic minority

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: eth-nic mi-nor-i-ty
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

ethnic minorities (plural)

Questions

What does ethnic minority mean?: 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.

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