noun
a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population
• Hypernyms: ↑ethnic group, ↑ethnos
• Hyponyms:
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a group of people from a particular culture or of a particular race living in a country where the main group is of a different culture or race
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The main political parties have little to offer Britain's ethnic minorities.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.