From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdiversitydi‧ver‧si‧ty /daɪˈvɜːsəti, də- $ -ɜːr-/ ●●○AWL noun1[uncountable]VARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDS the fact of including many different types of people or thingscultural/ethnic/linguistic etc diversity
The curriculum will take account of the ethnic diversity of the population.2VARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDS[singular] a range of different people, things, or ideasSYN varietydiversity of
a diversity of opinionsCOLLOCATIONSadjectivescultural diversityCultural 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.verbsencourage/promote diversity (=make it more likely to exist)Creating a pond in your garden encourages wildlife diversity.Examples from the Corpusdiversity• Such behavioral diversityserves the same function as genetic diversity, and indeed compensates for restrictions on genetic diversity.• This type of analysis forces a recognition of a greater diversity of structures by which history may be written and understood.• These proposals would not necessarily increase the political diversity of the press.• But despite the richdiversity of issuesraised, there are some disappointments.• Oceangoers compare the diversity of techniques used in fishingplastic to that of fly fishing.• While trainers try to distinguish between the two, skeptics often viewdiversity as just warmed-overaffirmative action.• In this way the work retains its unity but can have a widediversity of atmosphere.cultural/ethnic/linguistic etc diversity• It is rich in intellectualcuriosity and academic and cultural diversity.• Assemblies, dressrequirements, school mealsprovision and links with parents may be insensitive to different culturalbackgrounds and linguistic diversity.• I have the greatest respect for linguistic diversity.• The overall social and political project is the creation of a harmonious, democratic cultural pluralism, a healthycultural diversity.• The school prides itself on its ethnic diversity, Schaeffer said.• Paradoxically, Diamond feels this loss of linguistic diversity may be our best hope.• This is not just a liberaleuphemism for the city's ethnic diversity.• Nothing much happens in their little town, apparently, and these guys provide some welcomecultural diversity.diversity of• It's natural that there is a diversity ofopinions within the organization.• The diversity of their merchandise is better than anywhere else.
