ethnic minority

/ˌɛθnɪk məˌnɔrədi/

/ˈɛθnɪk mɪˈnɔrɪti/

Other forms: ethnic minorities

Definitions of ethnic minority

1. noun

   a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population
   types:

   Arab-Berbers, Berbers

   an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa

   Dagestani

   an ethnic minority living on the Caspian Sea in southwestern Russia and Azerbaijan

   Maori

   an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand

   Mayas

   an ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas

   Pashtun, Pathan

   an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan

   type of:

   ethnic group, ethnos

   people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture