racial divide

collocation in English

meaningsofracialanddivide

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racial
adjective
uk
/ˈreɪ.ʃəl/us
/ˈreɪ.ʃəl/
based on someone's perceived race, especially in a way that is unfair or harmful; or based on policies, behaviours, rules, etc. that result in unfair or harmful treatment of people because of their ...
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divide
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈvaɪd/us
/dɪˈvaɪd/
a difference ...
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(Definition ofracialanddividefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofracial divide

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Social policy directly contributed to thisracialdividein many ways.
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In both cases we get an insight into the gendered space economy of the farms across theracialdivide.
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He shows a great capacity for friendships across theracialdivide.
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Theracialdividecan also be seen in demographic terms.
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I believe that the world is fortunate to have two leaders on either side of what has been such a deepracialdividewith such courage and vision.
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Theracialdividein the election had widened since 1964, and was attributed to civil rights protests and race riots.
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Aracialdividehas come to exist in terms of graduation.
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Nor does one have to assume that building antiracist coalitions across ethnic and racial divides will be an easy task.
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In that fight, alliances were essential among activists of different lands and across racial divides.
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Yet when sections of society insulate themselves in this fashion, dialogue across political, class, and racial divides withers.
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With a historically predominant white south side and black near north side, the valley has been perceived as a social andracialdivideduring times of civil unrest.
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That task was multiplied hugely by the fact that they were black men in a country with deep racial divides and prejudices.
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He saw black inclusion in white historical discourses as helping to bridge racial divides.
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He used his art to advance his ideals for the common people, and much of his art depicted what he saw as the injustices of racial divides and capitalism.
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