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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Ethnic minority parts of Iran, such as the Kurdish region in the west and the Baluch region in the southeast, have been hit even harder.

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2023

Ethnic minority staff "described feeling as if they had to sometimes change their behaviour to fit in", the report says.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2022

Ethnic minority voters still overwhelmingly vote Labour, according to House of Commons library research.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2022

Ethnic minority Covid risk 'not down to racism'

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2021

Ethnic minority guerrillas have been fighting for self-rule in Myanmar since shortly after independence from Britain in 1948.

From Reuters • Nov. 28, 2011

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