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multicultural en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ˌmʌltiˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹəl/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English -al English multicultural From multiculture + -al or multi- + cultural.

Meanings

Relating or pertaining to several different cultures.
- 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. 2022 October 12, Bernardine Evaristo, “Read Your Way Through London”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 May 2023:
- Viewed from the boardrooms of Britain, the market is becoming more multicultural than could have been imagined just five years ago. 2001 October 31, “Embracing multicultural Britain”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2022:
- Near-synonym: polycultural (several or many)
(euphemistic) Relating or pertaining to groups, households or families involving persons with different or mixed ethnicities or races.
- Australia's professional footballers' association is so proud of the squad's multicultural makeup that it made a video with every player listing their place of birth or family heritage to showcase the benefits of immigration. 2026 June 18, Ian Williams, “'My brother hid in a rice sack' - The refugee stars at the World Cup”, in BBC Sport:
- 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. 2011 March 22, “Santa Clarita man apparent target of hate crime”, in ABC13, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2021:

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most multicultural	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more multicultural	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Translations (48)

pl multikulti (relating to several different cultures) · ga ilchultúrtha (relating to several different cultures) · uk мультикульту́рний (relating to several different cultures) · de multikulturell (relating to several different cultures) · hu multikulturális (relating to several different cultures) · sv multikulturell (relating to several different cultures) · sv mångkulturell (relating to several different cultures) · be мультыкульту́рны (relating to several different cultures) · el πολυπολιτισμικός (relating to several different cultures) · de Multikultur- (relating to several different cultures) · uk багатокульту́рний (relating to several different cultures) · ru мультикульту́рный (relating to several different cultures) · nn fleirkulturell (relating to several different cultures) · nrf multitchultuthel (relating to several different cultures) · gl multicultural (relating to several different cultures) · fi monikulttuurinen (relating to several different cultures) · oc pluricultural (relating to several different cultures) · pl wielokulturowy (relating to several different cultures) · ro multicultural (relating to several different cultures) · ru относя́щийся к ра́зным культу́рам (relating to several different cultures) · cs multikulturní (relating to several different cultures) · de Multikulti- (relating to several different cultures) · mk повеќеку́лтурен (relating to several different cultures) · nb flerkulturell (relating to several different cultures) · ru многокульту́рный (relating to several different cultures) · id multikultural (relating to several different cultures) · pl multikulturowy (relating to several different cultures) · da multikulturell (relating to several different cultures) · kk мультимәдени (relating to several different cultures) · hy բազմամշակութային (relating to several different cultures) · tr çokkültürlü (relating to several different cultures) · bg междукултурен (relating to several different cultures) · vi đa văn hóa (relating to several different cultures) · se máŋggakultuvrralaš (relating to several different cultures) · nb multikulturell (relating to several different cultures) · fr multiculturel (relating to several different cultures) · cmn 多元文化的 (relating to several different cultures) · kmr pirkulturî (relating to several different cultures) · es multicultural (relating to several different cultures) · nl multicultureel (relating to several different cultures) · it multiculturale (relating to several different cultures) · de multi-kulti (relating to several different cultures) · pt multicultural (relating to several different cultures) · de multikulti (relating to several different cultures) · nn multikulturell (relating to several different cultures) · da flerkulturell (relating to several different cultures) · mk мултику́лтурен (relating to several different cultures) · ca multicultural (relating to several different cultures)

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