racist language

collocation in English

meaningsofracistandlanguage

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racist
adjective
uk
/ˈreɪ.sɪst/us
/ˈreɪ.sɪst/
coming from or having the belief that people who belong to other races are not as good, intelligent, moral, etc. as people who belong to your own ...
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language
noun
uk
/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/us
/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/
a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, ...
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(Definition ofracistandlanguagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofracist language

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The other controversial issue is that of policingracistlanguagein the home.
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I welcome recommendation 39, that there should be an amendment of the law relating toracistlanguageand behaviour.
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Is he saying that to do that is to come perilously close toracistlanguage?
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One of the wider issues that the report raises is that ofracistlanguagein private places.
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Schools are attempting to confront young people who useracistlanguage, to get them to understand the reasons why it is wrong.
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It recommends that consideration should be given to amending the law to allow prosecutions for offences involvingracistlanguageor behaviour in private.
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The managing director of the hotel denied thatracistlanguagehad been used.
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She has written on the linguistics of gender-neutral language, and its connection with grammatical gender; also onracistlanguage.
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