how to pronounce minority

/maɪˈnɔːɹətiː/

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the above transcription of minority is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

minority is pronounced in four syllables

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ɔː

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iː

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An example use of minority in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… criminal defense it is a minority aspect …”

meaning of minority

A minority is a part of a population that is smaller than the majority.

minority frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word minority occurs in english on average 16 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.