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multicultural

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌməɫtiˈkəɫtʃɝəɫ// UK //mˌʌltɪkˈʌltʃəɹəl// mul·ti·cul·tur·al Humorous

adj. including or involving people from many different cultures and backgrounds. You use this to describe a place or group where people live together while keeping their own traditions.

adj. relating to or containing several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a single society. Often used to describe urban environments or educational policies that promote cultural diversity.


SIMPLE

London is a very multicultural city.

CONTEXTUAL

The school celebrates its multicultural community by hosting an international food festival every autumn.

COMPLEX

Sociologists argue that a successful multicultural society requires not just the coexistence of different groups, but active engagement and mutual respect between them.

Origin

From multiculture + -al or multi- + cultural.

Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun; often modified by degree adverbs like 'highly' or 'increasingly'.

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