меншина

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From ме́нший (ménšyj) +‎ -и́на (-ýna).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [menˈʃɪnɐ]
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Noun

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менши́на (menšýnaf inan (genitive менши́ни, nominative plural менши́ни, genitive plural менши́н)

  1. minority (group of people who have a different ethnicity, religion, language or culture from that of the majority of people in the place where they live)
    Hypernym: ме́ншість f (ménšistʹ)
    Уго́рська менши́на живе́ в Закарпа́тській о́бласті.Uhórsʹka menšýna žyvé v Zakarpátsʹkij óblasti.A Hungarian minority lives in the Transcarpathian Oblast.

Usage notes

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  • ме́ншість is the generic term for any kind of minority, whereas менши́на refers more narrowly to a minority group with a distinctive ethnic, linguistic, religious or cultural identity.

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