I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an ethnic clash (= between people of different races )
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20 people died in ethnic clashes before Christmas.
an ethnic community (= people of a particular race, usually one that is not white or not the majority in a country )
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Most members of ethnic communities in Britain were born here.
an ethnic group (= one whose members belong to a particular race or nation )
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The university welcomes enquiries and applications from all ethnic groups.
ethnic background
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We do not discriminate against people because of their ethnic background or gender.
ethnic cleansing
ethnic hatred
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Churches and mosques were burnt as ethnic hatred turned into violence.
ethnic minority
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racial discrimination against doctors from ethnic minorities
ethnic/racial conflict (= between people of different races )
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The ethnic conflict in the region has become violent.
ethnic/racial diversity (= including people from many different races )
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The school's curriculum reflects the ethnic diversity of its students.
ethnic/religious/civil etc strife
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a time of political strife
racial/ethnic violence (= between people of different racial/ethnic groups )
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There were outbreaks of racial violence in some cities.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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background
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Maternity work with women from varied ethnic backgrounds developed my interest into health education and promotion.
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No matter our actual ethnic background or political philosophies, we are all Protestant capitalists longing for permission to play.
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For many years a child from an ethnic background with problems has received twice the average funding.
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Clearly, emerging infections can affect people everywhere, regardless of lifestyle, cultural or ethnic background , or socioeconomic status.
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The latter are usually discriminated against by overt racist language which denigrates a person's colour and ethnic background .
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The racial and ethnic background of pregnant and parenting teens varies, of course, in different parts of the country.
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Might his experiences be the result of his own unique person rather than his ethnic background ?
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The study included 548 Massachusetts schoolchildren of various ethnic backgrounds who were aged 11 and 12.
cleansing
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More have been wounded and others were victims of ethnic cleansing .
community
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There is a strong ethnic community and this causes friction in the community because of the lack of jobs.
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She writes boldly about Latina sexuality, challenging machismo in her ethnic community .
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The minority ethnic communities had been almost uniformly constructed as problem-ridden, undesirable and most of all invisible.
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Pre-election violence has erupted even within the same ethnic community .
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Applications are particularly welcome from women and those from minority ethnic communities .
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Multicultural and anti-racism training will also increase confidence in the police among minority ethnic communities .
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We are actively trying to improve the number of women and members of the ethnic communities who are reporters and presenters.
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It will lead to a better choice of candidates and ensure that more women and candidates from minority ethnic communities are elected.
conflict
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For it is an ethnic conflict , between peoples who see each other at close range.
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It may rip itself up with ethnic conflicts .
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Nabaa also reflects the legacy of ethnic conflict .
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This surge of humanity has disrupted land-holding patterns and economic relationships and engendered ethnic conflict .
difference
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This multiculturalism evacuates ethnic difference , transforming it into taste or style.
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Superimposed on these rural divisions there are also ethnic differences .
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This ethnic difference has not been explained.
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However, recently, there has also been emphasis on inequalities that arise out of gender or ethnic differences .
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She looks at national and local policies for mitigating the educational effects of gender and ethnic differences .
diversity
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This is not just a liberal euphemism for the city's ethnic diversity .
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The school prides itself on its ethnic diversity , Schaeffer said.
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This was not just a matter of ethnic diversity .
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We would argue that a close review of leading gangsters and organised-crime figures would reveal quite a degree of ethnic diversity .
division
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The degree of ethnic division represents socio-cultural heterogeneity.
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Izetbegovic stated that an ethnic division was not possible because the population was very mixed.
group
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The concern of this chapter, however, is with vertical inequalities - between social classes, ethnic groups and the sexes.
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She comes from every class, every ethnic group , every walk of life.
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The main congregation is divided into ethnic groups for time of worship, study and fellowship.
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Latinos, now about 29 percent, are expected to replace whites as the largest ethnic group in the decades ahead.
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Even with Owen's political definition, they came out below other national and ethnic groups .
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They also have the highest level of education of all ethnic groups in the country.
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Hostility and suspicion between the two ethnic groups in Krajina escalated.
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Certain ethnic groups are at higher risk for developing diabetes.
identity
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This paper will argue the importance of indigenous ethnic identity in influencing economic development in the region.
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In feminist research on poverty and resources within households; respondents again tend to be given no ethnic identity .
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The few available academic studies have shown that the adopted children grow up well-adjusted and comfortable with their ethnic identity .
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For instance, if one knew a person's ethnic identity one could predict his or her religion with some confidence.
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But even then, the claim to ethnic identity was more often fictional.
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In the mid-90s the government redrew its internal boundaries to reflect ethnic identity .
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Adherence to ethnic identities appears to be growing in strength all over the world.
lines
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In the specific conditions of post-colonial underdevelopment it is not unusual to find conflict within the bourgeoisie working along ethnic lines .
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Around the country, some voting is likely to follow ethnic lines .
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State boundaries are haphazardly drawn across land masses and linguistic, cultural and ethnic lines .
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It comes as no surprise that the caricatures are extended along ethnic lines .
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Suburban moderation cuts across the religious and ethnic lines so evident in the census and election returns.
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Systems have been developed along racial and ethnic lines .
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The provincial boundaries established by the Colebrooke-Cameron Reforms were deliberately designed to cut across traditional political and ethnic lines .
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In Moldavia there was a marked division of voting along ethnic lines .
minority
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In this section I shall use the term black or ethnic minority to refer to all non-white groups.
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They are democracies, have market economies and are making good-faith efforts to deal with ethnic minorities .
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There seemed to be few ethnic minority children, one in each class perhaps, certainly none in the youngest group.
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The Centre maintains a documentary resources centre and has recently set up a national ethnic minority statistical database.
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He allegedly said he would have continued bombing ethnic minority communities if he had not been caught.
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Special consideration should be given in information and assessment arrangements for members of ethnic minority groups.
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The force has pledged to hire 5,000 more ethnic minority officers by 2009.
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Each department was set a minimum target of 52 percent women and 10 percent ethnic minorities .
mix
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The United States also has a far greater ethnic mix than Britain.
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Dole needs to win New Jersey with its diverse ethnic mix and 15 electoral votes.
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What of the future of Bosnia, in particular, where there is a very complicated cocktail of ethnic mixes ?
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The rich ethnic mix gave massive scope for discontent, disruption, tension and victimisation.
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The police have been told to make sure that their arrest record mirrors the ethnic mix of their patch.
origin
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More lists, long computer analyses of each individual - background, ethnic origins , age, record, previous political activities.
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Or, it may come from possessing the same ethnic origin .
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The present population of Britain also includes approximately 2.4 million people of minority ethnic origin .
strife
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Meanwhile, political and ethnic strife in Bosnia have steadily mounted in the run-up to nationwide elections there on September 14.
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Its people are overburdened by religious riot, ethnic strife , corruption and the absence of social infrastructure.
tension
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Moldavia refused to hold the referendum on the grounds that it would worsen ethnic tensions in the republic.
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The plagues of aggressive nationalism, racism, chauvinism, xenophobia, anti-semitism and ethnic tension are still widespread.
violence
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The rioting came two weeks after Britain's worst ethnic violence in 15 years, across the Pennines in Oldham last month.
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Why then the recent ethnic violence ?
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Differences of interpretation emerged within days of the signing of the Sarajevo agreement as ethnic violence continued to escalate.
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Inter-ethnic violence has flared sporadically since independence.
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The rise of ethnic violence throughout the Eastern bloc is unfortunately the other side of the coin to self-determination.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
along religious/ethnic/party etc lines
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In Moldavia there was a marked division of voting along ethnic lines .
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In the specific conditions of post-colonial underdevelopment it is not unusual to find conflict within the bourgeoisie working along ethnic lines .
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It comes as no surprise that the caricatures are extended along ethnic lines .
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On Capitol Hill, reactions to Bush's proposals fell predictably along party lines .
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The committee voted 21-16, along party lines , to empower Burton.
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The Council, said the author, should not be reported as if it was divided along party lines .
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The vote was 35 to 24, almost strictly along party lines .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Ethnic unrest is spreading throughout the south-western republics of the former Soviet Union.
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Employers cannot discriminate on the basis of racial or ethnic background.
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fighting in Bosnia between people from different ethnic backgrounds
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Hundreds of people have been killed in the recent ethnic violence.
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In California it is illegal to refuse to do business with someone because of their race or ethnic origin.
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In the large cities of Africa, where different ethnic groups with many different languages are thrown together, people communicate in English or Swahili.
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Reports of ethnic cleansing in former Yugoslavia forced the European states and the US into taking action.
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The Indonesians of the city form a distinct ethnic group.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bogus applicants offend ethnic minorities as much as anyone else.
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Harrassment of ethnic or religious minorities would result in various international sanctions.
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Only the Tories increased the number of their ethnic minority candidates, selecting two, moreover, for winnable seats.
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Real ethnic crimes have begun to replace imaginary ones.
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The ethnic mosaic of the neighborhoods.
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The adverse housing conditions of ethnic minorities are well known and not unexpected.
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Their concerns now became far more parochial and ethnic , and party considerations undoubtedly began to play a greater part.
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This surge of humanity has disrupted land-holding patterns and economic relationships and engendered ethnic conflict.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Many of those who constitute it would adhere to a world-renouncing ethnic based on a doctrine of separation from the world.