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Meanings of communal violence in English

Spanish
violencia intercomunitaria

Violence between ethnic or other communal groups.

violencia intercomunitaria
Synonyms
Examples for "intercommunal violence"
Examples for "intercommunal violence"
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An RUC officer has warned of deaths or serious injuries if intercommunal violence in north Belfast continues.
The Irish Times
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The attacks have also fuelled intercommunal violence and seen about 2,000 schools closed.
The Guardian
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Ging said it was incorrect to talk of intercommunal violence, though a violent minority was intent on inciting a wider conflict.
Reuters
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Speculation on a motive for the killings has focused on tensions with the ethnic Albanian minority after bouts of intercommunal violence this year.
The Irish Times
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Turkey is home to more displaced Syrians than any other country, but growing intercommunal violence between refugees and their hosts is straining relations.
The Irish Times
Usage of communal violence in English
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He had indeed witnessed the large-scale communal violence at the time of partition.
Jamaica Observer
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More than a million people are killed in the communal violence that ensues.
The Guardian
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The violence is the latest communal violence to hit India.
Reuters
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The event comes amid ongoing communal violence in central Burma.
BBC
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The history that it reveals is one of communal violence.
The Guardian
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Small-town India yes, not so sure about a Muslim community and victims of communal violence.
Reuters
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Sri Lanka has a long history of communal violence.
Reuters
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The Rohingya have been the target of communal violence in mainly Buddhist Myanmar for years.
The Guardian
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The event comes ongoing communal violence in central Burma.
BBC
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Hundreds of people have been killed this year in outbreaks of communal violence across Nigeria.
Reuters
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Given Sri Lanka's volatile ethnic and religious mix there will be come concerns about communal violence.
Reuters
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Serious communal violence between Rohingya and ethnic Rakhine Buddhists erupted in 2012 and sporadic unrest followed.
Reuters
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The trouble spilled over into widespread communal violence, only stemmed when foreign troops were brought in.
Reuters
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More than 2000 people died in the communal violence that followed, most of whom were Muslims.
Radio NZ
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The resurrection of the issue in the run-up to the election has raised the risk of communal violence.
Reuters
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Police said Panigrahi was earlier arrested for his involvement in the communal violence and was recently out on bail.
Reuters
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Translations for communal violence
Communal violence across language varieties
United States of America
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United Kingdom
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