ethnic minorities
plural noun
: people who belong to an ethnic group that is a relatively small part of a population
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Many in ethnic rebel groups are cautiously skeptical of NUG leaders, who have not proven to be the biggest champions of ethnic minorities in the country.
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Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Myanmar’s government refuses to recognize the Rohingya as one of the country’s 135 lawful ethnic minorities, instead calling them Bengalis, with the implication that their native land is in Bangladesh and they are illegally settled in Myanmar.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
In recent years, local officials and rights activists have described as pogroms attacks of ethnic minorities in Kosovo (against Serbs); in Myanmar (against Rohingya Muslims); in Chemnitz, Germany (against Muslim migrants); and in Ukraine (against Roma).
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
This is despite the fact that ethnic minorities and lower earners are more likely to develop obesity, in general.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Myanmar’s government refuses to recognize the Rohingya as one of the country’s 135 lawful ethnic minorities, instead calling them Bengalis, with the implication that their native land is in Bangladesh and they are illegally settled in Myanmar.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
In recent years, local officials and rights activists have described as pogroms attacks of ethnic minorities in Kosovo (against Serbs); in Myanmar (against Rohingya Muslims); in Chemnitz, Germany (against Muslim migrants); and in Ukraine (against Roma).
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
This is despite the fact that ethnic minorities and lower earners are more likely to develop obesity, in general.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Ethnic minorities.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnic%20minorities. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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