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The state of being a minor in sexual matters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A (member of a) group outside of the mainstream of accepted sexual expression or orientation in a given culture. (Also used attributively.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
- Many U.S. states do not protect any sexual minority from discrimination or retribution.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
cinsi azlıq
— those outside mainstream sexual expression
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Chinese Mandarin:
性少數 /性少数
(xìngshǎoshù)
— those outside mainstream sexual expression
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Finnish:
sukupuolivähemmistö
— those outside mainstream sexual expression
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French:
minorité sexuelle
— those outside mainstream sexual expression
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German:
sexuelle Minderheit
— those outside mainstream sexual expression
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Japanese:
性的少数派
(seiteki shōsūha)
— those outside mainstream sexual expression
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Japanese:
セクシュアル・マイノリティ
(sekushuaru-mainoriti)
— those outside mainstream sexual expression
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Kazakh:
жыныстық азшылық
(jynystyq azşylyq)
— those outside mainstream sexual expression
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Korean:
성소수자
(seongsosuja)
— those outside mainstream sexual expression
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Polish:
mniejszość seksualna
— those outside mainstream sexual expression
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Portuguese:
minoria sexual
— those outside mainstream sexual expression
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Russian:
сексуа́льное меньшинство́
(sɛksuálʹnoje menʹšinstvó)
— those outside mainstream sexual expression
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Russian:
секс-меньшинство́
(sɛks-menʹšinstvó)
— those outside mainstream sexual expression
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Russian:
секс-меньши́нство
(sɛks-menʹšínstvo)
— those outside mainstream sexual expression
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Spanish:
minoría sexual
— those outside mainstream sexual expression