La población mayoritaria
Example: La población mayoritaria del imperio hablaba latín en esa época.
Definition
"La población mayoritaria" refers to the group making up the largest portion of the inhabitants in a particular area or society, often distinguished by shared characteristics such as language, ethnicity, or culture, as in the example where the majority population of an empire spoke Latin.
Etymology
The phrase "la población mayoritaria" comes from Spanish, where "población" means population or inhabitants, derived from Latin 'populatio,' and "mayoritaria" comes from 'mayoría,' meaning majority or the greater part. Together, they describe the largest group within a population, highlighting demographic dominance.
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"La población mayoritaria" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - History - (B2) - set 1", containing 210 commonly used words.
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the majority population