acculturation
[ uh-kuhl-chuh-rey-shuhn ]
/ əˌkʌl tʃəˈreɪ ʃən /
noun
the process of sharing and learning the cultural traits or social patterns of another group: Acculturation of immigrants has contributed to the rich cultural diversity of the city.
the result of this process.
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OTHER WORDS FROM acculturation
ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al, adjectiveWords nearby acculturation
accrued income, accrued interest, accrued liability, acct., acculturate, acculturation, acculturationist, acculturize, accum., accumbent, accumulate
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Cultural definitions for acculturation
acculturation
[ (uh-kul-chuh-ray-shuhn) ]
The learning of the ideas, values, conventions, and behavior that characterize a social group. (See socialization.) Acculturation is also used to describe the results of contact between two or more different cultures; a new, composite culture emerges, in which some existing cultural features are combined, some are lost, and new features are generated. Usually one culture is dominant (as in the case of colonization).
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