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visible minorities

visible minorities is the plural of visible minority.

Meaning of visible minority

Noun

visible minority (plural visible minorities)

  1. (Canada) A visually recognizable racial group, excluding aboriginal peoples, whose members constitute less than half of a population; an individual member of such a group.
    • Almost 4 million Canadians identified themselves as a visible minority in the 2001 Census, accounting for 13.4% of the total population.2007, "Visible Minorities Making Canada Increasingly Diverse," Ministry of Finance, Government of Ontario (retrieved 12 June 2008)

Questions about visible minorities

What is visible minorities the plural of?
Visible minorities is the plural of visible minority.

Words near visible minorities in the dictionary

  1. visibilizing
  2. visible
  3. visible file
  4. visible filing system
  5. visible light
  6. visible minorities
  7. visible minority
  8. visible spectra
  9. visible spectrum
  10. visible spectrums
  11. Visible Speech

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