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model minority

model minority noun: a minority demographic whose members are perceived as achieving greater socioeconomic success than the population average.

Noun

model minority (plural model minorities)

  1. A minority demographic whose members are perceived as achieving greater socioeconomic success than the population average.

Forms of model minority

pluralmodel minorities

Questions about model minority

What does model minority mean?
Model minority means a minority demographic whose members are perceived as achieving greater socioeconomic success than the population average.
What part of speech is model minority?
Model minority is a noun.
What is the plural of model minority?
The plural of model minority is model minorities.

Words near model minority in the dictionary

  1. model implementation
  2. model implementations
  3. model maker
  4. model makers
  5. model minorities
  6. model minority
  7. model nation
  8. model nations
  9. model number
  10. model numbers
  11. model organism

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