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- pronunciation:
- mih
nawr
ih
ti
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maI
nawr
ih
ti
[or]
mih
nor
ih
ti
[or]
maI
nor
ih
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
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minorities |
| definition 1: |
a number or amount that is less than half.
A minority of students protested the new rules.- antonyms:
- majority
- similar words:
- handful
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| definition 2: |
a group of people in a country who make up a smaller part of the whole population and have something in common that is different from the larger population.
Many countries have laws that protect minorities.- similar words:
- race
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