minorité

See also: minnorité and Minorite

French

Etymology

(sense 1): Borrowed from Medieval Latin minoritātem.
(sense 2): Borrowed from English minority.

By surface analysis, mineur +‎ -ité.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mi.nɔ.ʁi.te/
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Noun

minorité f (plural minorités)

minority (the state of being a minor; youth; period of life preceding adulthood)
minority (any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “both senses”): majorité

Related terms

mineur

Further reading

“minorité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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