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race riot
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race riot
n.
A riot caused by racial hatred or dissension.

race riot
n
(Sociology) a riot among members of different races in the same community
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Noun1.race riot - a riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same communityrace riot - a riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same community
public violence, riot - a public act of violence by an unruly mob


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IN OCTOBER, SOME of the worst racial rioting in Israel's history broke out when hundreds of Jewish and Arab gangs took to the streets of the mixed Israeli Arab town of Acre, stoned each other, vandalised cars and shops, attacked police and set property on fire.
Pitchess Detention Center has had racial rioting in recent years, but during the ceremony, inmates from all racial backgrounds sat together, cheered each other on and shook hands.
More troubling, however, is the failure to include material from the numerous official investigations completed during the war by American and French military intelligence officials into problems of morale, combat effectiveness, racial rioting, and French-American relations.
 
 
 
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