ethnic minorities
plural noun
: people who belong to an ethnic group that is a relatively small part of a population
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Without the department, advocates worry the federal government would not look out in the same way for poor students, those still learning English, disabled students and racial and ethnic minorities.
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Bianca Vázquez Toness, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Syria is a Sunni-Muslim majority country, but has many religious and ethnic minorities including Alawites, Druse, Christians and Kurds.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
PrEP is underused in racial and ethnic minorities, despite having higher risk of HIV infection.
—Dr. Gary Spinner, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
The film contains no railing against ethnic minorities.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
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Bianca Vázquez Toness, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Syria is a Sunni-Muslim majority country, but has many religious and ethnic minorities including Alawites, Druse, Christians and Kurds.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
PrEP is underused in racial and ethnic minorities, despite having higher risk of HIV infection.
—Dr. Gary Spinner, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
The film contains no railing against ethnic minorities.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Ethnic minorities.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnic%20minorities. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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