Meaning

noun a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part

noun being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts

noun any age prior to the legal age

originFrom Late Middle English minoritie, from Middle French minorité, and its source Late Latin minōritās, from Latin minor. Morphologically minor + -ity.

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