Good teaching is most significant for pupils from disadvantagedbackgrounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The university is finding ways to identify and encourage bright students from disadvantagedbackgrounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The foundation was established to give young people from disadvantagedbackgrounds the chance to take part in sports, arts and cultural activities.
The Sun (2009)
Definition of 'background'
background
(bækgraʊnd)Explore 'background' in the dictionary
countable noun [usually singular]
Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
Definition of 'disadvantaged'
disadvantaged
(dɪsədvɑːntɪdʒd, -væn-)Explore 'disadvantaged' in the dictionary
adjective
People who are disadvantaged or live in disadvantaged areas live in bad conditions and tend not to get a good education or have a reasonable standard of living.
The disadvantaged are people who are disadvantaged.