Word: minorities
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
no
ri
ties
Definition: Plural of minority; a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
Morphemes:
Affix: minor
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A subject area of secondary concentration of a student at a college or university.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: minor
Language: la
Decoded: minor
Meaning: less, smaller, inferior
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -ety. Added to monosyllabic words, typically nouns or adjectives, to extend their form. Often seen in fanciful compounds.
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.