minority

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.
3. (US, countable, uncountable) A member of an ethnic minority.
4. (countable, uncountable) A group of people seen as distinct who are subordinated and discriminated against in a society.
5. (India, countable, euphemistic, uncountable) A Muslim.

Adj

1. (attributive, relational) Of or relating to a minority.
2. (attributive, usually) Empowered by or representing a minority (usually a plurality) of votes cast, legislative seats, etc., rather than an outright majority thereof.

Konzepte

Minderheit

Minderzahl

Minorität

Unterzahl

kleine Anzahl

Minderheitsfraktion

Gegenteil von

adulthood, majority

Synonyme

nonage

few

🤏

minor

pupilage

youth

imperfection

inferiority

juvenility

least

miniature

paucity

small part

unimportance

young

youngness

not many

small quantity

minority group

extremely small

childhood

lesser part

decimals

few in number

fewness

immaturity

Übersetzungen

minorité

minoría

minoranza

minderheid

μειονότητα

minoria

μειοψηφία

minorità

minoria

azınlık

minoritaire

menoridade

minoriteit

minderjarigheid

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/maɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Middle French minorité, and its source Late Latin minōritās, from Latin minor. Morphologically minor + -ity.