cross-cultural

[ kraws-kuhl-cher-uhl, kros- ]

adjective

1. combining, pertaining to, or contrasting two or more cultures or cultural groups:

   cross-cultural studies; cross-cultural communication.

cross-cultural

adjective

1. involving or bridging the differences between cultures

Other Words From

• cross-cultur·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of cross-cultural¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

The principle that outsiders should be welcomed and provided for was a cross-cultural theme in ancient cultures.

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Day of the Dead parades follow a cross-cultural flow, embellishing Halloween stylizations of the dancing skeleton.

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Nancy Snow, a professor of cross-cultural communications at California State University, Fullerton, calls it “shame jujitsu.”

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With the cross-cultural humor well running dry, Tucker sends his obnoxiousness into overdrive, becoming completely unbearable.

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But it seems a weird kind of cross cultural exchange has happened.

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