minority group
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of minority group
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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“A minority group of buyers is doing the majority of buying,” said Edmunds’s Yoon.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Victimization doesn’t just happen because a person from a minority group is standing around, there’s almost always a perpetrator.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Iran is home to an estimated 20-25 million ethnic Azeris, who make up its largest minority group and are concentrated in the north-west along the Azerbaijan border.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Kurds make up about nine percent of Iran's population, while the largest minority group is the Azeris, a Turkic people near Azerbaijan, though they are highly integrated in Iranian society.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
What did this war mean for “Americas tenth man,” the one in ten citizens who were part of the country’s largest minority group?
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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