minority group
group of people by practices, race, religion, ethnicity, or other characteristics who are fewer in numbers than the main groups of those classifications
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Summary
minority group ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,238 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: group of humans[2]
- Commons category: Minorities[3]
- Said to be the same as: minority[4]
- Has part(s): minorities in Islam[5]
- Topic's main category: Q9022198[6]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Minorities[7]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8]
- Has characteristic: minority[9]
- Studied by: sociology[10], demography[11], African American studies[12]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[13], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14], Wikidata: WikiProject Systemic Racism Knowledge Graph[15]
- Related category: Category:Literary awards honoring minority groups[16]
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Influence
Things named for minority group include sexual minority[17].
Why It Matters
minority group has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]
Entities named for it include sexual minority[17].