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mi·nor·i·ty
(mə-nôr′ĭ-tē, -nŏr′-, mī-)
n. pl. mi·nor·i·ties 1. a. The smaller in number of two groups forming a whole.
b. A group or party having fewer than a controlling number of votes.
2. a. A racial, religious, political, national, or other group thought to be different from the larger group of which it is part.
b. A group having little power or representation relative to other groups within a society.
c. A member of one of these groups. See Usage Note at
color.
3. Law The state or period of being younger than the age for legal adulthood: still in her minority.
Taken from the free online Dictionary, you might want to try it in future if you come across some big words again that you're not sure of.
