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Definition of ethnic minority noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ethnic minority

noun
 
/ˌeθnɪk maɪˈnɒrəti/
 
/ˌeθnɪk maɪˈnɔːrəti/
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  1. an ethnic group (= a group of people that share a cultural tradition, religion, etc.), living in a country where the main ethnic group is different
    • The main political parties have little to offer Britain’s ethnic minorities.
    Topics People in societyc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryEthnic minority is used before these nouns:
    • recruitment
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