alpha |
having the dominant position among other members of the same sex within a group; top. [1/3 definitions] |
Arab |
a member of the Semitic people that originated in Arabia and now forms the dominant population in that and other Middle Eastern countries. [2/4 definitions] |
ascendancy |
the state of being in a dominant position; dominance. |
ascendant |
dominant or superior. [1/4 definitions] |
assimilate |
to help or force (people of a different culture) to adapt and become similar to a larger or more dominant group within a region and to become part of that population. [1/3 definitions] |
assimilation |
the process by which minority groups, such as immigrants, slowly absorb the characteristics of the dominant culture. [1/3 definitions] |
central |
being the main point of contact and dominant influence for all parts of a system or organization. [1/4 definitions] |
communism |
the international movement to establish state socialism as the dominant world social system. [1/3 definitions] |
Creole |
(l.c.) a mixed language developed when two groups having different languages, after an extensive period of time and interaction, combine the vocabulary, grammar, and usage of the two languages into a third dialect in which one of the first is usu. dominant. [1/6 definitions] |
dominance |
the state of being dominant. [1/2 definitions] |
dropout |
someone who rejects the dominant values of society and tries to live according to different ones. [1/2 definitions] |
Eocene |
of, relating to, or designating the geological epoch between the Paleocene and Oligocene of the Tertiary Period, from approximately 54 million to 38 million years ago, when modern mammals became dominant. [1/2 definitions] |
Islam |
collectively, the countries in which Islam is the dominant religion. [1/3 definitions] |
kingpin |
(informal) the key or dominant person in an organization, project, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
Magyar |
a member of the dominant population of Hungary. [1/3 definitions] |
mainstream |
the principal or dominant direction or trend of a human activity, thought, or movement. [2/3 definitions] |
Malay |
a member of the dominant population of the Malay Peninsula, or a descendant thereof. [1/3 definitions] |
Malaysian |
a member of the dominant people of Malaysia; Malay. [1/4 definitions] |
mercantile |
of or pertaining to the economic policy by which nations have sought to establish supremacy by their dominant position in trade. [1/2 definitions] |
motif |
a similar dominant or recurring element in folk tales, advertising or political campaigns, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
nondominant |
combined form of dominant. |