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Meaning of ethnic minority | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A group of people who have a different ethnicity, religion, language or culture from that of the majority of people in the place where they live.

Equivalents

العربية أَقَلِّيَّة قَوْمِيَّة
Deutsch ethnische Minderheit
Suomi vähemmistökansallisuus
Français minorité ethnique
हिन्दी अल्पसंख्यक
Հայերեն ազգային փոքրամասնություն
日本語 少数民族
Português minoria étnica
Русский национа́льное меньшинство́ нацменьшинство́ этни́ческое меньшинство́
Türkçe ekalliyet
Українська націона́льна менши́на
Tiếng Việt dân tộc ít người dân tộc thiểu số

Examples

“Dati launched a blistering attack on the prime minister, François Fillon, under whom she served as justice minister, accusing him of sexism, elitism, arrogance and hindering the political advancement of ethnic minorities.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

ethnic music ethnic purge ethnic studies Ethnical Ethnically ethnicel

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