common heritage

collocation in English

meaningsofcommonandheritage

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common
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒm.ən/us
/ˈkɑː.mən/
the same in a lot of places or for a lot ...
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heritage
noun
uk
/ˈher.ɪ.tɪdʒ/us
/ˈher.ɪ.t̬ɪdʒ/
features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings, that were created in the past and still have ...
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(Definition ofcommonandheritagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcommon heritage

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Behind this flurry of varieties of logic, however, lies acommonheritageof methods and structures.
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Does over-fishing of the seas result from a pricing and property rights failure or a lack of respect for thecommonheritageof mankind?
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Revolution was intended to appeal to thecommonheritageof the socialist parties through place-based meaning.
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We live in a time when discoveries - acommonheritagefor all of us - are being confused with inventions.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
International relations and mutual understanding do not entirely depend on treaties and financial agreements, but also on mutual appreciation of ourcommonheritage.
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We should not confuse intellectual works, which arecommonheritage, with the spirit of business, which involves turning culture into a commodity.
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Our pollution is acommonheritagewhich we all have.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
He was implicitly stating that fear is acommonheritageand collective fear is therefore normal.
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It reflects a community which takes pride in its separate identities, but which shares, without always recognising it, acommonheritage.
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Outlook, shared values and principles are enhanced by ties of language, history,commonheritageand the rule of law.
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Our purpose was to show that our continent had acommonheritage.
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How much has already been lost to thecommonheritageof mankind?
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It is a further and serious restriction of the "commonheritage" which should be resisted.
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En the same way, we shall expropriate thecommonheritageof mankind beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.
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Certainly the work in the theatre, in music, dance and in all the visual and literary arts is acommonheritagefor every nation.
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They will vote tomorrow to undermine the foundations of policy on our national parks andcommonheritage.
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It is essential for all our sakes to refrain from demonising one another and to build friendship uponcommonheritageand interest.
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The constant confrontation with other cultures makes us more aware of both our own culture and ourcommonheritage.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Yes, our friends and kinsmen, people with whom we have acommonheritage.
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