multicultural society

collocation in English

meaningsofmulticulturalandsociety

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multicultural
adjective
uk
/ˌmʌl.tiˈkʌl.tʃər.əl/us
/ˌmʌl.tiˈkʌl.tʃɚ.əl/
including people who have many different customs and beliefs, or relating to a society, organization, city, etc. ...
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society
noun
uk
/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/us
/səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬i/
a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to as ...
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(Definition ofmulticulturalandsocietyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Is it plausible to uphold a strong version of the duties of citizenship in a de factomulticulturalsociety?
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Although these questions are the domain of the future of neuroethics, can today's bioethics evolve and serve ourmulticulturalsocietyas the advances unfold?
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From a medical point of view, one can argue that cultural competence is necessary for effective healthcare in amulticulturalsociety.
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Such is inevitable in amulticulturalsociety, governed in its public institutions by the liberal tradition of reasoning.
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Do ethics consults actually do broader cultural work of furthering a shared moral order in the context of amulticulturalsociety?
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In amulticulturalsocietysuch as ours, tolerating others' differences can be a challenge.
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The aim of this book is to contribute to the scientific understanding of the relationship between language and culture, and of multilingual andmulticulturalsociety.
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It is a multiethnic andmulticulturalsociety.
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At the same time, the mass media need to help fight prejudices and to demonstrate the beauty of modern multicoloured,multiculturalsociety.
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There is a feeling that race relations are much easier than they used to be, and that people feel more comfortable in amulticulturalsociety.
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There is a distinction between pluralism and amulticulturalsociety.
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The debate is not simply about the arts and entertainment but about their relationship with ourmulticulturalsociety.
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It simply does not reflect ourmulticulturalsociety.
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In a diversemulticulturalsocietyit can, of course, be celebrated in many different ways.
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That would also assist in identifying the needs of women from the range of cultures that make up ourmulticulturalsocietytoday.
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We live in amulticulturalsocietywith people of many faiths.
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Amulticulturalsocietycannot be built by law alone.
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