English English Dictionary

traditional in English:

1. tradition

What's your favorite holiday tradition?

This tradition has been passed down from generation to generation.

Having ginger cookies for Christmas is an old tradition.

This tradition originates from China.

I like Polish traditions.

From our human experience and history, at least as far as I am informed, I know that everything essential and great has only emerged when human beings had a home and were rooted in a tradition. Today’s literature is, for instance, largely destructive.

By tradition, people play practical jokes on 1 April.

In a past-oriented society, people dwell on the past and on tradition.

Together, you represent the harmony between tradition and progress.

In the "Mafia" tradition of organized crime, any member who discloses its operation is sure to be rubbed out.

I was not going to keep up the family tradition.

Purists are to be defeated. Language is not to be kept in the cage of tradition.

According to Turkish tradition, you should drink raki with meze.

Not all Christian customs and traditions are of ancient origin.

It’s a tradition in some countries to exchange presents on Christmas Day.

English word "traditional"(tradition) occurs in sets:

adjectives from the nouns

2. established

England established many colonies.

The scientific truth of evolution is so overwhelmingly established, that it is virtually impossible to refute.

Bernard Kouchner, who established Medecins Sans Frontieres, did not oppose the Iraq war.

November 23rd is Labor Thanksgiving Day, which was established as a national holiday to stress the importance of labor in people's minds.

No one may be questioned about his opinions, and the same for religious opinions, provided that their manifestation does not trouble the public order established by the law.

The applicability of any given comment depends on topics already established within the conversation.

The biologist classifies the newly found species in its own genus, whereas other taxonomists want to put it into an established genus.

The requirements which are defined between the contract partners shall be established

Impressive isn't it. A company that's only just been established but it's already got many outlets and is in fashion.

The revolutionary government, while raising troops from the masses and fighting a defensive battle, established a republic and executed Louis XVI.

Governments, in order to teach how to enjoy cell phones without being controlled by them, have established behavior rules that limit their use in public places, such as in churches, in schools, or during tests.

Peer helpers made the teacher's job a lot easier, but established a cruel hierarchy among the students.

The Assembly of Tibetan People's Deputies, established in 1960, is the legislature that holds the highest jurisdiction in the society of exiled Tibetans.

English word "traditional"(established) occurs in sets:

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3. compliant with traditions

English word "traditional"(compliant with traditions) occurs in sets:

Most common adjectives 54 - 108

4. live i house

English word "traditional"(live i house) occurs in sets:

environment place live

5. conventional

I practise alternative medicine instead of conventional one.

They are conventional in their judgement.

conventional people/opinions/ideas

On the other hand, progress comes from changing the conventional way of looking at things.

His invention is superior to conventional equipment.

Internet connections through conventional phone lines are fairly slow.

The news interview under investigation follows the conventional pattern of the turn-taking system, which consists of answers following questions.

There must be a conventional procedure having a conventional effect.

Do some of them say you should lead more conventional lives?

conventional standards

I realized that a conventional office job just wasn’t for me.

Fans of pop music tend to be quite conventional.

They have a very conventional family. The dad goes out to work, and the mum stays home and cares for the children.

things or ideas that are conventional are usual and normal, and not new or original

Conventional people are roused to fury by departures from convention, largely because they regard such departures as a criticism of themselves.

6. establishment

Collateral establishment

At least one establishment in Savile Row now sells clothes off-the-peg.

Small establishments face competition from large companies.

The establishment of an independent government.

You can get the blue form from this establishment.

She agreed for the establishment of the music society.

an educational/financial/religious establishment

The reformers were subject to every attack from the Establishment.

In the restaurant we were yesterday evening, we had to wait two hours before ordering. What a terrible establishment!

English word "traditional"(establishment) occurs in sets:

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7. beliefs or attitudes that have existed in a place for a long time

8. when you are adhering to tradition

9. modern

modern house

The modern version, which is now popularly recognized in China as the standard qipao, was first developed in Shanghai after 1900.

In modern times we have gone through two world wars as the end result of international disputes.

This e-zine is for those who, unswayed by the cajolery of the modern language industry, firmly trust that the traditional learning method of grammatical analysis is the way to go.

The Cockney mode of speech, with its unpleasant twang, is a modern corruption without legitimate credentials, and is unworthy of being the speech of any person in the capital city of the Empire.

You can make sounds by combining letters in Modern Greek. For example you can use μπ to make the sound "b", ντ to make the sound "d", γκ to make the sound "g" and τζ to make the sound "dj".

Japanese cameras, cars, and hi-fi equipment are used widely abroad, and few modern industries can manage without advanced electronic equipment developed in Japan.

A love story that unfolds between an unlikely pair, a public prosecutor from a good family and a modern high school girl.

I also enjoy the modern world, and I’m always curious as well as worried about where it’s headed.

Do you think it would be more ecological if we replaced some old buildings with modern skyscrapers?

Accordingly, besides noun declension patterns, there also existed a greater variety of verb conjugation patterns than in Modern English.