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ethnic minority

British

noun

an immigrant or racial group regarded by those claiming to speak for the cultural majority as distinct and unassimilated

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Almost one in four of the children lived in London, while around four in 10 were from an ethnic minority background.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

But she said while most people took up the offer of vaccination, there was lower uptake within communities in areas of higher deprivation and in some ethnic minority communities.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Six ethnic minority parties picked up nine seats.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

More than 90 percent of the school’s nine hundred students were black or from an ethnic minority; a fifth of them were the children of immigrants or asylum seekers.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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