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minority noun

  /maɪˈnɑɹ.ɪ.ti/ , /maɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/ , /maɪˈnɔɹ.ə.ti/ , /maɪˈnɔɹ.ɪ.ti/ , /mɑɪˈnɔɹ.ə.ti/ , /mɪˈnɑɹ.ɪ.ti/ , /mɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/ , /mɪˈnɔɹ.ɪ.ti/
  • Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority. [from 18th c.]
 minoranza, minorità

minority adjective

  /maɪˈnɑɹ.ɪ.ti/ , /maɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/ , /maɪˈnɔɹ.ə.ti/ , /maɪˈnɔɹ.ɪ.ti/ , /mɑɪˈnɔɹ.ə.ti/ , /mɪˈnɑɹ.ɪ.ti/ , /mɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/ , /mɪˈnɔɹ.ɪ.ti/
  • (relational, attributive) Of or relating to a minority.
  • (attributive, politics, of a party, government, etc.) Empowered by or representing a minority (usually a plurality) of votes cast, legislative seats, etc., rather than an outright majority thereof.
 minoritario

minor noun

  /ˈmaɪ.nəɹ/ , /ˈmaɪnə/
  • (Scots law, obsolete) An adolescent, a person above the legal age of puberty but below the age of majority.
 minore

minor adjective

  /ˈmaɪ.nəɹ/ , /ˈmaɪnə/
  • (music) Incorporating a minor third interval above the (in scales) tonic or (in chords) root note, (also, _, figurative) tending to produce a dark, discordant, sad, or pensive effect.
  • Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:
 minore
minority language
lingua minoritaria
minority government
governo di minoranza
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