ethnic stereotype

collocation in English

meaningsofethnicandstereotype

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ethnic
adjective
uk
/ˈeθ.nɪk/us
/ˈeθ.nɪk/
relating or belonging to a group of people who can be seen as distinct (= different) because they have a shared culture, tradition, language, history, ...
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stereotype
noun[C]
uk
/ˈster.i.ə.taɪp/us
/ˈster.i.ə.taɪp/
a set idea that people have about what someone or something is like, especially an idea that ...
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(Definition ofethnicandstereotypefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofethnic stereotype

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This discourse had confined him to anethnicstereotypethat prevented him from becoming an artist in his own right.
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If nothing else, every character that was introduced was anethnicstereotype.
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They often, by default, relied on the same ethnic stereotypes that partisans outside the voting window used to separate friendly and hostile voters.
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In interviews, awareness of ethnic stereotypes tends to lump together the meanings of language crossing; but individual occurrences reveal additional functions and more nuanced usage.
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For the purpose of humor, ethnic stereotypes are used in abundance, provided that reasons need to be given.
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Code-switching and code-mixing operate somewhat differently, in agreement with a variety of ethnic stereotypes associated with representatives of existing language groups.
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The reviewer criticised the poor translations and perceived bordeline ethnic stereotypes in the enemy characters.
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The continued prevalence of traditional gender roles and ethnic stereotypes may partially account for current levels of discrimination.
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In the early days of the program, supporting characters were often vaudevillian ethnic stereotypes whose humor was grounded in dialects.
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By 1947, she had grown tired of the ethnic stereotypes she was required to play and ended her film career.
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This can include the belief in ethnic stereotypes relating to their own group.
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Various anti-national phobias and prejudices operate with ethnic stereotypes.
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In earlier times, these could often be ethnic stereotypes.
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