race riot

collocation in English

meaningsofraceandriot

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race
noun
uk
/reɪs/us
/reɪs/
a competition in which all the competitors try to be the fastest and to ...
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riot
noun
uk
/ˈraɪ.ət/us
/ˈraɪ.ət/
an occasion when a large number of people behave in a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled way in public, often as ...
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(Definition ofraceandriotfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was not what we would call araceriot.
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This had resulted in araceriotin 1919.
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I profoundly agree that all the evidence suggests that it was not in any sense araceriot.
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First, it is clear from the chief constable's memorandum that this was in no sense araceriot.
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What came to light eventually is that, although it looked to be araceriot, it was nothing of the kind.
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The fight grew to 100 participants with around 400 students watching theraceriot.
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It was the firstraceriotto be broadcast on local television.
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A virtualraceriotbegan, which left 20 people dead - four soldiers, four policemen, and 12 civilians.
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Araceriotin 1971, change in ownership, poor maintenance and a devastating fire led to the park's demise.
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