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ethnic minority

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ethnic minority
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(Sociology) an immigrant or racial group regarded by those claiming to speak for the cultural majority as distinct and unassimilated
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Noun1.ethnic minority - a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population
ethnic group, ethnos - people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
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


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