east-west divide

collocation in English

meaningsofdivide

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divide
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈvaɪd/us
/dɪˈvaɪd/
a difference ...
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(Definition ofdividefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofeast-west divide

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The relatively low densities of badgers in eastern counties (excluding the south-east) compared to western counties is thought in part to reflect theeast-westdividein the rural landscape.
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It will mean an end to theeast-westdividethat has scarred our continent for too long.
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Recently, there has been aneast-westdivide—and not only terms of the way in which people voted in the referendum.
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That is certainly true, but there is also aneast-westdivide.
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Those vetoes were based on theeast-westdivideof that period.
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That has been superimposed on the traditional division — the so-called north-south divide, which is also aneast-westdivide.
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Will he disregard the north-south divide and consider instead theeast-westdivide?
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There is not just a north-south divide, but aneast-westdivideand a coastal-inland divide.
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If one takes the analysis further, one realises that it is not a north-south oreast-westdivide.
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The usual north-south divide is more of aneast-westdividein the constituency.
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The relatively low densities of badgers in eastern counties (excluding the south-east) compared to western counties is thought in part to reflect theeast-westdividein the rural landscape.
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We are familiar with recent reports, which highlighted the north-south and east-west divides in unemployment, poverty and health.
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