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noun

  • The spread of cultural beliefs, social activities, and material objects from one group of people to another.

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The group also looked back at history, tracing routes of cultural diffusion between Africa and Asia, locating the history of trading diasporas that connected ancestral nations and kingdoms through maritime travel.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2023

The novel also meditates on the cultural diffusion that permeates modern India, for better or worse.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023

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  • cultural exchange
  • syncretism
  • societal blending
  • spread of influence
  • globalization of customs

Possible Antonyms

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  • rejection of outside influence
  • cultural isolation
  • nativism
  • endemism
  • preservationism

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