multicultural

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

/ ˌmʌl tiˈkʌl tʃər əl, ˌmʌl taɪ- /

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adjective

of, relating to, or representing several different cultures or cultural elements: a multicultural society.

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Origin of multicultural

First recorded in 1940–45; multi- + cultural

Words nearby multicultural

multicollinearity, multicolor, multicolored, multicoloured, multiculti, multicultural, multiculturalism, multicylinder, multidentate, multidimensional, multidirectional

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How to use multicultural in a sentence

While the firm’s clients immediately requested more research and training around multicultural marketing in May following the series of protests, Martínez has seen that interest drop.
Will 2020’s racial reckoning lead to progress on marketing’s long-standing representation problems?|Brooke Henderson|October 6, 2020|Fortune
I’m involved in another project looking at teenage speech in London and how that’s being affected by the multicultural society in which we live, and how that affects language and linguistics.
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Davis was previously the publisher of HarperCollins imprint Amistad Press, which is “devoted to multicultural voices.”
Bon Appétit Announces Dawn Davis, Publishing Heavyweight, as New Editor-in-Chief|Elazar Sontag|August 27, 2020|Eater
Given that cataclysmic backdrop, where social isolation meets calls for multicultural understanding, parents are seeking answers.
Your Kids Need a Dose of Bilingual Culture? He Can Help|Nick Fouriezos|August 9, 2020|Ozy

It’s hard to image a better time for Encantos to benefit from its purpose-driven digital learning and multicultural mission.
Your Kids Need a Dose of Bilingual Culture? He Can Help|Nick Fouriezos|August 9, 2020|Ozy
Other major news outlets made the same decision, hiding behind a misplaced sense of multicultural sensitivity.
Why We Stand With Charlie Hebdo—And You Should Too|John Avlon|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
She attended a multicultural performing arts school and swam competitively.
Walking Dead’s Danai Gurira Vs. Boko Haram|Kristi York Wooten|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Pilgrimage roads were important in connecting a multicultural religious community,” Chan said.
When Saudi Arabia Ruled the World|Emily Wilson|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We have seen ourselves as superior to Americans because we are more multicultural.
How Britain Made James Foley's Killer|Louise Mensch|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“One of the things about America being a multicultural country is that the whole world has come to us,” he said.
Awkward: This Democratic Judicial Candidate's Husband Is a White Supremacist|Gideon Resnick|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for multicultural

multicultural

/ (ˌmʌltɪˈkʌltʃərəl) /

adjective

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

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