ethnic minority

British

noun

an immigrant or racial group regarded by those claiming to speak for the cultural majority as distinct and unassimilated

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"There is a spectrum of opponents in Iran who could take action in the future," Kian said, also pointing to the emergence of demands from ethnic minorities such as the Kurds and Baluchis.

From Barron's

Shah was one of eight people from an ethnic minority background to be featured on the Heathrow posters.

From BBC

The Kurds, whose community spans areas of Turkey through Syria, Iraq and Iran, make up one of Iran's most important non-Persian ethnic minority groups.

From Barron's

As a result, soldiers from poorer regions and ethnic minorities make up a larger share of the army and of the dead than the overall population, he says.

From BBC

Many Kurds, Azeris and other ethnic minorities—who make up close to half of Iran’s population—distrust Pahlavi because of his father’s focus on centralized control.

From The Wall Street Journal

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