multicultural

[muhl-tee-kuhl-cher-uhl, muhl-tahy-]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or representing several different cultures or cultural elements.

   a multicultural society.

multicultural

/ ˌmʌltɪˈkʌltʃərəl /

adjective

1. consisting of, relating to, or designed for the cultures of several different races

Word History and Origins

Origin of multicultural¹

First recorded in 1940–45; multi- + cultural

Example Sentences

Our America is multicultural and all of us benefit, socially and economically — yes, even you — from that fact.

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And in Taxila, a place “where intellectual and artistic freedoms met with a merging of multicultural ideas and expressions,” imported Greek art inspired the now-familiar depiction of the Buddha.

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So what are the fundamental tenets of Britishness - a concept itself some would contest - under which a multicultural, multilingual, multireligious collection of nations such as the UK could agree on?

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"He's policing the streets of London, one of the most multicultural cities in the world, and he holds these views," Rory told me afterwards.

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The famous multicultural casting, a comment on and reenvisioning of the American experiment, was motivated, in part, by Miranda’s desire to employ many of his talented friends.

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Related Words

• continental 
• global