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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">minorities</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>ethnic groups</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>groups of people</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>groups, minority</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>minority</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>minority groups</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Smaller groups within a larger society that are the objects of prejudice or discrimination from the majority. For groups distinguished from the majority by their national, religious, linguistic, cultural,or sometimes racial background, use "ethnic groups." ]]></note></mads>