cultural divide

collocation in English

meaningsofculturalanddivide

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cultural
adjective
uk
/ˈkʌl.tʃər.əl/us
/ˈkʌl.tʃɚ.əl/
relating to the habits, traditions, and beliefs of ...
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divide
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈvaɪd/us
/dɪˈvaɪd/
a difference ...
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(Definition ofculturalanddividefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcultural divide

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And sometimes language failures are just that - not a reflection of a deepculturaldivide.
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Third, the institutional andculturaldividebetween childcare and early education needs to be tackled.
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The problems are exacerbated when there is a generation divide as well as aculturaldivide.
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First, we are sometimes guilty of cultural misunderstandings on both sides of theculturaldivide.
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After all, the political andculturaldividebetween the two parties is far too wide.
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Theculturaldividebetween that role and the necessary regimes for some community-based alternatives to prison would be too great for them to jump.
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But, once that immediate aim is fulfilled, there still exists an immenseculturaldivide, so to say, between socialist economics and market economics as they seek to ameliorate your problem.
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Aculturaldivideis the virtual barrier caused by cultural differences, that hinder interactions, and harmonious exchange between people of different cultures.
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This process may have prompted the geographic line of religious division to approximately follow a line ofculturaldivide.
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However, by the 17th century, theculturaldividebetween these groups, especially at elite social levels, was declining.
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The stage was set for a majorculturaldivide, and tuckahoe-cohee antagonism grew from this early social dynamic.
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As a result of thisculturaldivide, different forms of taxation were paid by the two groups.
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Furthermore, the median of the street became known as the neutral ground acknowledging theculturaldivide.
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The prerevolutionaryculturaldividebetween those middle-class individuals who had a secular outlook and those who valued a role for religion in both public and private life did not disappear.
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Political theory reflects changing understandings when it seeks to articulate new or emerging ideological and cultural divides in the polity.
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Politics without value is just cheap politicking and populism, while human life is valuable to us all, irrespective of geographical or cultural divides.
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His intent was to provide a means for communication that could bridge cultural divides.
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Religious, ethnic, and other cultural divides within the public have often influenced the emergence of polarization.
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Both projects criticized political partisanship and sought to promote mutual learning and innovative policy syntheses across social and cultural divides.
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The work is a reminder of friendships and simple humanity, in the face of cultural divides and the speed with which perspectives change.
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