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minority meaning in Marathi

अल्पसंख्याक

UK/maɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti//maɪˈnoɹ.ɪ.ti/

minority in Marathi: अल्पसंख्याक, अल्पसंख्यांक, अल्पसंख्याकवर्ग. In English, minority means the state or condition of being smaller, inferior, or subordinate to something or someone else; lesserness.

Marathi words for minority

अल्पसंख्याक, अल्पसंख्यांक, अल्पसंख्याकवर्ग

English meaning of minority

  1. noun The state or condition of being smaller, inferior, or subordinate to something or someone else; lesserness.
  2. noun The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.
  3. noun Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.
  4. noun A member of an ethnic minority.

Full definition of minority

minority in a sentence

  • Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.
  • The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.
  • They hold a minority interest in the company.

Synonyms of minority

minority in other languages

Questions about minority in Marathi

What is the meaning of minority in Marathi?
Minority in Marathi is अल्पसंख्याक, अल्पसंख्यांक, अल्पसंख्याकवर्ग.
minority चा मराठी अर्थ काय आहे?
Minority: अल्पसंख्याक, अल्पसंख्यांक, अल्पसंख्याकवर्ग.
What does minority mean in English?
Minority means the state or condition of being smaller, inferior, or subordinate to something or someone else; lesserness.

Source and license

Marathi words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “minority”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: minority (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Marathi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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