minority

/maɪˈnɔːrɪti/

Syllables mi·nor·i·ty

Stress mi-NOR-i-ty

Phonics Breakdown

mi

/maɪ/

long i (i-e)

nor

/nɔːr/

long or

i

/ɪ/

short vowel

ty

/ti/

-ture suffix

Meaning

a smaller group within a larger population

Sound Reference

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mi=/maɪ/(my) + nor=/nɔːr/(north) + i=/ɪ/(sit) + ty=/ti/(city)

Example

Women were in the minority in the engineering team.