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sectarian

[sek-tair-ee-uhn] / sɛkˈtɛər i ən /




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A city centre, once so scarred by sectarian violence that it was barricaded off every night, was turned into one big, pedestrianised stage to showcase all its traditions.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Her death provoked widespread public grief and anger over the continued activity of paramilitary groups, which plagued the province during three decades of sectarian violence known as the Troubles.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

"There is no justification, they are sectarian, and certainly in this instance it is well documented it is young people carrying out the attacks," she told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme.

From BBC May 6, 2026

That has put pressure on Lebanon’s delicate sectarian balance, with some communities expelling the displaced Shiites or not allowing them to come in the first place for fear of being targeted by Israel.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2026

I ask my fellow-workers at the factory; they know nothing and think I am talking of some crazy Yomesh sectarian.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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