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diversity
adjectives
cultural diversity
• Cultural diversity is a central feature of modern British society.
ethnic/racial diversity
(= including people from many different races )
• The school's curriculum reflects the ethnic diversity of its students.
biological diversity
(= including many different types of plants and animals )
• North Carolina is an area of astonishing biological diversity.
linguistic diversity
(= having many different languages )
• The islands are well-known for their linguistic diversity.
religious diversity
(= including people of many different religions )
• The Ivory Coast is a country of great religious diversity.
genetic diversity
(= having many different genes )
• We need to protect genetic diversity in plants.
verbs
encourage/promote diversity
(= make it more likely to exist )
• Creating a pond in your garden encourages wildlife diversity.
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noun ADJ. considerable, enormous, extraordinary, great, immense, rich, wide There is need for greater diversity and choice in education. the rich diversity of the city's cultural life | growing, increased, increasing | biological, genetic the need to preserve biological diversity | cultural, ethnic, linguistic, political, regional VERB + DIVERSITY create | encourage, promote Our party believes in encouraging cultural diversity, not division. | maintain, preserve, protect The producer was under pressure to maintain a diversity in his output. | decrease, increase | allow (for) Tyrannies do not allow diversity and disagreement. PREP. ~ in diversity in the style of the reports | ~ of There is a wide diversity of views on this subject.
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