visible minority
noun/ˌvɪzəbl maɪˈnɒrəti/
/ˌvɪzəbl maɪˈnɔːrəti/
(Canadian English)- a group whose members can be seen not to belong to the majority group in society, usually because they are not white
- According to the census, South Asians are the largest visible minority in Ontario.
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