LEARNit Dictionary

minority

noun
B2
OPAL
1
B2
the smaller part of a group; less than half of the people or things in a large group
اقلیت, گروه کوچک, بخش کمتر
opposite majority
2
B2
a small group within a community or country that is different because of race, religion, language, etc.
اقلیت, گروه اقلیت
the rights of ethnic/racial minorities
There is a large German-speaking minority in the east of the country.
persecuted/oppressed minorities
minority languages
(North American English)minority neighborhoods
minority groups/populations/leaders
see also BAME, BME, ethnic minority, visible minority
3
the state of being under the age at which you are legally an adult
نابالغی, صغیر بودن, صغر, صغارت, سن قانونی نرسیدن, عدم بلوغ قانونی
When his minority ended he had to fight to reclaim his property.
compare majority(4)