MINORITY


Meaning of MINORITY in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ large , significant , sizeable , substantial

▪ small , tiny

▪ growing

▪ distinct

▪ visible

▪ vocal , vociferous

the view of a small but vociferous ~

▪ cultural , ethnic , linguistic , national , racial , religious , sexual

▪ Arab , Christian , etc.

▪ black , white

▪ oppressed , persecuted

▪ poor

▪ under-represented

VERB + MINORITY

▪ belong to

▪ discriminate against

▪ target

MINORITY + NOUN

▪ opinion , view

▪ rights

▪ issues

▪ community , group , neighborhood ( AmE )

▪ population

▪ culture

▪ applicant , children , family , student , etc.

Qualified ~ applicants are highly sought after.

▪ language

▪ government , party

PREPOSITION

▪ among a/the ~

You are definitely among the ~.

▪ from a/the ~

people from ethnic minorities

▪ in a/the ~

We are in the ~ on this issue.

▪ ~ of

a sizeable ~ of the population

PHRASES

▪ only a ~

Only a tiny ~ of products are affected.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .