ethnic minorities
plural noun
: people who belong to an ethnic group that is a relatively small part of a population
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The city is largely populated by two of China’s ethnic minorities, the Miao and the Dong.
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Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Xiao pointed to several vulnerable groups who may be further targeted – including religious and ethnic minorities like Uyghurs, and political dissidents, who have long faced government repression.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
But there is plenty of humor that plays at the expense of transgender people, ethnic minorities, women, gay men, religious cults and Fabio.
—Phil Stark, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025
Over the past decade, the work has highlighted when and where there has been insufficient progress in boosting livelihoods and leadership opportunities for women and ethnic minorities.
—Josefina Echavarria Alvarez, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
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Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Xiao pointed to several vulnerable groups who may be further targeted – including religious and ethnic minorities like Uyghurs, and political dissidents, who have long faced government repression.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
But there is plenty of humor that plays at the expense of transgender people, ethnic minorities, women, gay men, religious cults and Fabio.
—Phil Stark, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025
Over the past decade, the work has highlighted when and where there has been insufficient progress in boosting livelihoods and leadership opportunities for women and ethnic minorities.
—Josefina Echavarria Alvarez, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ethnic minorities
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“Ethnic minorities.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnic%20minorities. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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