Definitions
being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
Word origin
From Late Middle English minoritie, from Middle French minorité, and its source Late Latin minōritās, from Latin minor. Morphologically minor + -ity.
Used in a sentence
“She also played a key role as dowager-regent during the minority of her son.”
“Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.”
“Chuhsiung was in the heart of Yi country. The Yi made up the largest minority in Yunnan, with over three million members as of 1990. And their biggest concentration was in the mountains around Chuhsiung.”
彝族
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Smaller share”8 letters
02“Smaller group”8 letters
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