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==Noun== | ==Noun== | ||
{{noun|minority|minorities}} | {{noun|minority|minorities}} | ||
# The state of being a [[minor]]; a [[youth]]; the period of a person's life before reaching [[adulthood]]. | # The state of being a [[minor]]; a [[youth]]; the period of a person's life before reaching [[adulthood]]. <> 'yan [[tsiraru]]n, al'umma marasa [[rinjaye]], waɗanda suka fi kaɗan a ƙasa, 'yan kaɗan tsakanin al'umma. | ||
# Less than [[half]] (50%) of some group | # Less than [[half]] (50%) of some group | ||
#: ''Most people agreed, but a sizable '''minority''' were upset by the decision.'' | #: ''Most people agreed, but a sizable '''minority''' were upset by the decision.'' | ||
# A member of an [[ethnic]] group that is less than 50% of the [[population]]. | # A member of an [[ethnic]] group that is less than 50% of the [[population]]. | ||
#: ''The company claims it has hired several '''minorities''' since the complaint was lodged.'' | #: ''The company claims it has hired several '''minorities''' since the complaint was lodged.'' | ||
===Antonyms=== | ===Antonyms=== | ||
*[[majority]] | *[[majority]] | ||
Revision as of 23:52, 3 March 2020
Noun
- The state of being a minor; a youth; the period of a person's life before reaching adulthood. <> 'yan tsirarun, al'umma marasa rinjaye, waɗanda suka fi kaɗan a ƙasa, 'yan kaɗan tsakanin al'umma.
- Less than half (50%) of some group
- Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.
- A member of an ethnic group that is less than 50% of the population.
- The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.
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