minority

IPA（発音記号）

/maɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/

名詞

可算名詞不可算名詞アメリカ英語

The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood. / Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority. / (US) A member of an ethnic minority.

日本語の意味

未成年や若年期、成年に達していない状態。 / 集団内で過半数を占めない少数派。 / 少数民族に属する人（特にアメリカにおける意味）。

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Despite reaching seventeen, he was still in his minority and could not sign the rental agreement.

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彼は17歳に達していたにもかかわらず、まだ未成年で賃貸契約に署名することができませんでした。

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意味（1）

The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.

She also played a key role as dowager-regent during the minority of her son.

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意味（2）

Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.

Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.

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(US) A member of an ethnic minority.

The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.

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(sociology) A group of people seen as distinct who are subordinated and discriminated against in a society.

But we have seen that one important difference between women and other minorities is that women's attitudes and self-conceptions are conditioned more largely by interaction with both minority and dominant group members

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minorities

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