minorité

See also: minnorité and Minorite

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin minoritās. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English minority. By surface analysis, mineur +‎ -ité.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.nɔ.ʁi.te/
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Noun

minorité f (plural minorités)

  1. minority (the state of being a minor; youth; period of life preceding adulthood)
    Antonym: majorité
  2. minority (any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)
    Antonym: majorité

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