multicultural
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of multicultural
Explanation
Multicultural things are made up of or include more than one ethnic group or culture. Your multicultural food fair might include dishes from Chile, Syria, Sudan, and France. The world is multicultural, and societies in most countries are multicultural. We all need to learn about people whose religions, skin color, histories, and cultures are completely different from ours — you can get this from multicultural education, like a world history class that includes multicultural perspectives. When the word multicultural was first used in the mid-twentieth century, it often referred to Canada. Multi- means "many," and cultural comes from the Latin cultura, "cultivating."
Vocabulary lists containing multicultural
The United States
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The Modern Period, c. 1750 to c. 1914
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Example Sentences
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Delgado said she lost a world of support she’d fostered in the Multicultural Center as an undergrad, including Cupida Transiciones, a program for incoming college students of color.
From Salon • Sep. 22, 2025
To mark her 90th birthday in 2014, Smithsonian Folkways released “More Multicultural Children’s Songs,” Jenkins’ 40th album, which spanned her 57-year career.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2024
The program was created three years ago to meet a community need, said Menna Badawi, a community health worker at Access Alliance Multicultural Health & Community Services and program lead for Hijabs and Helmets.
From Reuters • Aug. 26, 2023
Jason Reynolds, author of “Ghost” and “The Boy in the Black Suits,” and Claudette McLinn, founder of the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature, each received lifetime achievement honors.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2023
BSC Multicultural Services, in Ipswich, has been going for 10 years and also offers online training and sports clubs primary school children.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2022
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