significant minority

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• minority — /mi nawr i tee, nor , muy /, n., pl. minorities, adj. n. 1. the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole. 2. a smaller party or group opposed to a majority, as in voting or other action. 3. a group… …   Universalium

• minority — I UK [maɪˈnɒrətɪ] / US [maɪˈnɔrətɪ] noun Word forms minority : singular minority plural minorities *** 1) [singular] a small number of people or things that are part of a larger group but different in some way from most of the group There are not …   English dictionary

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