De meerderheidsbevolking
Example: De meerderheidsbevolking speelde een belangrijke rol in de revolutie.
Definition
"De meerderheidsbevolking" refers to the majority population within a specific country or region, generally distinguished by common ethnicity, culture, or language, and often holding the dominant social or political influence in that area.
Etymology
The term "de meerderheidsbevolking" comes from Dutch, where "meerderheid" means majority and "bevolking" means population. It literally describes the largest group of people living in a place. Did you know? The word "meerderheid" is related to "meer," meaning more, highlighting its meaning of 'greater number.'
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"De meerderheidsbevolking" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - History - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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the majority population