They have been a persecutedminority for far too long.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And they provide billions of dollars of relief aid that serves vulnerable migrants, refugees, and persecutedminorities.
Christianity Today (2000)
The prince, who has recently taken up the cause of persecuted religious minorities, said they were enduring 'appalling suffering '.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Definition of 'minority'
minority
(mɪnɒrɪti, US -nɔːr-)Explore 'minority' in the dictionary
countable noun
A minority is a group of people of the same race, culture, or religion who live in a place where most of the people around them are of a differentrace, culture, or religion.
Definition of 'persecute'
persecute
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verb
If someone is persecuted, they are treated cruelly and unfairly, often because of their race or beliefs.