traditional dress

collocation in English

meaningsoftraditionalanddress

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traditional
adjective
uk
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/us
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/
following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time ...
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dress
noun
uk
/dres/us
/dres/
a piece of clothing that covers the top half of the body and hangs down over the legs, usually worn by women and ...
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(Definition oftraditionalanddressfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This contemporary top-down configuration of state multiculturalism has focused on a specific set of perceived ' benign' cultural markers of indigenous difference, most prominentlytraditionaldress.
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Some of them elected to weartraditionaldress, especially for the street marches and rallies.
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Marian bishops proudly woretraditionaldresson their tombs.
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Students from other cultures and traditions can weartraditionaldress.
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These are normally dancers or musicians intraditionaldress.
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This is evident in theirtraditionaldress, which consists of a single-shoulder short-sleeved shirt, paired with short trousers.
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A number who live in rural areas can still be seen intraditionaldress.
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The latter, particularly women, often weartraditionaldressin public.
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Researchers travelled across the country collecting innummerable folktales, songs and sayings while observingtraditionaldressin the various regions.
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The ethnic dance is performed intraditionaldress.
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The gatekeeper intraditionaldresswith frill turban attracted immediate attention.
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The older members of the congregation weartraditionaldress, while the younger members wear the fashions of the day.
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Unliketraditionaldressor athletic stockings and socks, compression stockings use stronger elastics to create significant pressure on the legs, ankles and feet.
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The highly distinctivetraditionaldress, or pakaian adat, best shows the diversity of uses of textiles throughout the archipelago.
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These three colors were frequently used in folk weavings andtraditionaldress.
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Researchers travelled across the country collecting innumerable folktales, songs and sayings while observingtraditionaldressin the various regions.
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They are known for maintaining that astraditionaldresstoday.
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His work focused on rural life, customs andtraditionaldressand his paintings were widely reproduced as post cards and magazine illustrations.
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