- [uncountable, countable, usually singular] a range of many people or things that are very different from each other synonym variety
- the biological diversity of the rainforests
- a great/wide/rich diversity of opinion
Extra ExamplesTopics People in societyb2, The environmentb2- The south-east has the highest diversity of freshwater fish in the country.
- the rich diversity of the city's cultural life
- There is a wide diversity of views on this subject.
- There was a great diversity of opinion.
- The producer was under pressure to maintain a diversity in his output.
- the need to preserve biological diversity
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- extraordinary
- …
- achieve
- create
- encourage
- …
- diversity in
- diversity of
- [uncountable] the quality or fact of including a range of many people or things
- There is a need for greater diversity and choice in education.
Extra Examples- diversity in the style of the reports
- Tyrannies do not allow diversity and disagreement.
- The teaching profession does not yet reflect the diversity of the population.
- the growing ethnic diversity of Western societies
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- extraordinary
- …
- achieve
- create
- encourage
- …
- diversity in
- diversity of
- [uncountable] the practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, religions, etc.
- People are being encouraged to celebrate the diversity of their communities.
- The company is working to improve its profile in terms of diversity and inclusion.
Collocations RaceRaceRace and society- fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality/civil rights/equal rights
- outlaw/end discrimination/segregation
- promote/embrace/celebrate/champion diversity/multiculturalism
- attack/criticize/oppose/reject multiculturalism
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
- practise/promote (racial/religious) tolerance/integration
- exacerbate/widen/perpetuate/reinforce (racial/socio-economic) inequality
- conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
- experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-Semitism/Islamophobia
- face/suffer persecution/discrimination
- fear/escape from/flee (racial/political/religious) persecution
- denounce/condemn racism/hate/anti-Semitism/Islamophobia
- challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
- combat/dismantle/eradicate/fight (blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic) racism
- perpetuate/defy (common/popular/traditional/negative) stereotypes
- entrench/perpetuate racism/racist attitudes
- reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
- constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
- discriminate/be prejudiced/be biased against minority groups/minorities/people of colour
Extra ExamplesTopics People in societyb2- You're lucky to work for a company that values diversity.
- The college had taken several steps to promote diversity.
- a changing world that embraces diversity and multiculturalism
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French diversite, from Latin diversitas, from diversus ‘diverse’, past participle of divertere ‘turn aside’, from di- ‘aside’ + vertere ‘to turn’.
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