divide ethnically

Frequency: 7.27.9 per million words

To separate or cause people to separate into groups based on their ethnicity.

ethnicallyVERB + ADVERB

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divide

Examples (10)

  • The city was ethnically divided for decades following the war.
  • Critics argue that the new housing policy will further divide the community ethnically.
  • We must avoid creating policies that divide our society ethnically.
  • Throughout its history, the region has been ethnically divided by conflict.
  • The colonial powers deliberately sought to divide the population ethnically to maintain control.
  • Dividing the workforce ethnically can lead to resentment and lower productivity.
  • If these tensions continue, they will divide the nation ethnically even more.
  • It's a society that remains deeply and ethnically divided.
  • To what extent did the old laws divide the country ethnically?
  • The civil war left the country tragically and ethnically divided.