"parallel society" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: parallel societies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} parallel society (plural parallel societies)
  1. An ethnic or religious minority group that organizes itself so as to reduce or minimize contact with the majority society into which it immigrated.
    Sense id: en-parallel_society-en-noun-y~~br5Xs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sociology

Inflected forms

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