mi·nor·i·ty /məˈnɔrəti, maɪ, ˈnɑr-/
少數,未成年,少數民族(a.)少數的,屬於少數派的
Mi·nor·i·ty n.; pl. Minorities
1. The state of being a minor, or under age.
2. State of being less or small. [Obs.]
3. The smaller number; -- opposed to majority; as, the minority must be ruled by the majority.
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minority
n 1: a group of people who differ racially or politically from a
larger group of which it is a part
2: being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts;
"when the vote was taken they were in the minority"; "he
held a minority position" [ant: majority]
3: any age prior to the legal age [syn: nonage] [ant: majority]