racial conflict

collocation in English

meaningsofracialandconflict

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racial
adjective
uk
/ˈreɪ.ʃəl/us
/ˈreɪ.ʃəl/
based on someone's perceived race, especially in a way that is unfair or harmful; or based on policies, behaviours, rules, etc. that result in unfair or harmful treatment of people because of their ...
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conflict
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɒn.flɪkt/us
/ˈkɑːn.flɪkt/
an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions ...
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(Definition ofracialandconflictfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofracial conflict

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It was as much about political dissidents andracialconflictin the cities as it was about ordinary crime, perhaps more so.
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The early 1920s were a period of chronic and intense class andracialconflict.
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It is therefore unclear which cases ofracialconflict, if any, would not fall into this expansive and vague definition.
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In its early years it was mostly concerned with international issues ofracialconflict.
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Unfortunately, the continent soon became troubled by ethnic andracialconflict, political unrest, violent crime, ravaging poverty, economic failure and resignation, predatory leaders and rampant corruption.
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This struggle, which actually began in 1939, became a prominent manifestation of theracialconflict inside the union over the course of the next two decades.
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The signs of the building up ofracialconflictbetween men of different colours seems to be growing, and it is exploding more and more.
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In this way also, the economic disadvantages ofracialconflictwhich this political change will undoubtedly bring about could have been avoided.
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Racialconflictis another main cause of world instability.
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If that happens, the likelihood ofracialconflictand violence between racial groups is greatly increased.
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Just imagine how it would stir upracialconflictin our local communities.
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Race relations are a crisis in the world: whether in the world as a whole there is to beracialconflictor racial harmony.
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We might well be on the way to some kind of generalracialconflictwhich could tear the whole world apart.
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It was, in my view, an additional source of friction wherever there wasracialconflict.
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It is an indication that if we are wise and careful in our procedure now, the danger ofracialconflictwill be averted.
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