Multicultural
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌmʌltiˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Multicultural is an adjective meaning Relating or pertaining to several different cultures.
Meaning
Relating or pertaining to several different cultures.
More Meanings
- (euphemistic) Relating or pertaining to groups, households or families involving persons with different or mixed ethnicities or races.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: polycultural (several or many)
Viewed from the boardrooms of Britain, the market is becoming more multicultural than could have been imagined just five years ago.
Bedgood, whose father is African American and mother is Caucasian, says he's struggling to deal with such hatred. He grew up in Santa Clarita and says he could not have imagined something like this happening in a quiet community with many multicultural families.
The literary landscape of London is as varied as the city itself. According to the 2011 census, 40 percent of residents identified as “Asian, Black, Mixed or Other.” While this is no multi-culti utopia, it is undeniably an intensely multicultural metropolis where more than 300 languages are spoken.
Synonyms for multicultural
Depending on context, synonyms include polycultural.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include multi-ethnic, intercultural, interculturalism, pluralistic, cross-cultural, cultural.
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