minorité

Meaning

1. minority (the state of being a minor; youth; period of life preceding adulthood)
2. minority (any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)

Concepts

minority

nonage

few

minor

not of age

minorities

minority groups

infancy

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mi.nɔ.ʁi.te/

Etymology

* (sense 1): Borrowed from Medieval Latin minoritātem.
* (sense 2): Borrowed from English minority.
By surface analysis, mineur + -ité.

Sentences

Il s'est donné comme mission la défense de la minorité bosniaque du Sandžak.

His mission was to defend the Bosnian minority of Sandžak.