ethnic minority
noun/ˌeθnɪk maɪˈnɒrəti/
/ˌeθnɪk maɪˈnɔːrəti/
- 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.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEthnic minority is used before these nouns:- recruitment
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