ethnic minority
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ethnic minority — To qualify as an ethnic group for racial discrimination purposes under the Race Relations Act 1976, it has been decided by the Courts that a group must have a long shared history, a cultural tradition, a common language, literature and religion,… … Law dictionary
ethnic minority — ► NOUN ▪ a group within a community which differs ethnically from the main population … English terms dictionary
ethnic minority — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms ethnic minority : singular ethnic minority plural ethnic minorities a group of people with the same culture and traditions who live in a place where most people have a different culture and different traditions … English dictionary
ethnic minority — noun a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population • Hypernyms: ↑ethnic group, ↑ethnos • Hyponyms: ↑Berbers, ↑Arab Berbers, ↑Dagestani, ↑Maori, ↑Mayas, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ethnic minority — noun Ethnic minority is used before these nouns: ↑recruitment … Collocations dictionary
ethnic minority — ethnic mi nority n a group of people of a different race from the main group in a country ▪ racial discrimination against doctors from ethnic minorities … Dictionary of contemporary English
ethnic minority — ethnic mi nority noun count a group of people with the same culture and traditions who live in a place where most people have a different culture and different traditions … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Ethnic Minority Party of New Zealand — The Ethnic Minority Party was a New Zealand political party which focused on Asian voters, particularly Chinese and Indians. The party was formed on 2 April 1996, and hoped to take advantage of the benefits given to smaller parties by the new MMP … Wikipedia
Ethnic Minority Party — The Ethnic Minority Party can be:*The defunct Ethnic Minority Party of New Zealand. *An alternative name for the Minority Party of Denmark. *An alternative name for the National Minorities Party of India … Wikipedia
ethnic minority — see ethnic minorities … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
ethnic minority literary collections — Many minority groups in China have long and rich literary traditions, which mainly consist of epics, ballads, myths, legends, poems, anecdotes, words of wisdom, songs, and so forth. Most of these were created collectively and have been passed… … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
