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Multicultural Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Multicultural has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

of or relating to or including several cultures

"a multicultural event"

2

Relating or pertaining to several different cultures

"The school's multicultural program includes traditions and foods from many countries around the world."

In plain English: Multicultural means having many different cultures living together in the same place.

"The school celebrates its multicultural heritage by hosting food festivals featuring dishes from many different countries."

Usage: Use this adjective to describe societies, schools, or groups where people from various cultural backgrounds live and interact together. It is often paired with terms like education or policy when discussing efforts to respect diversity within a single community.

Example Sentences
"The school celebrates its multicultural heritage by hosting food festivals featuring dishes from many different countries." adj
"The school celebrates its multicultural heritage through festivals from around the world." adj
"This multicultural neighborhood offers restaurants serving dishes from many different countries." adj
"Her multicultural background helped her connect easily with people from diverse communities." adj
See Also
multiculturalism multiculti multiculturally pluriversity metroethnicity multiculturality transcultural multicult
Related Terms

Origin

The word multicultural comes from combining the prefix multi-, meaning "many," with culture and the suffix -al. It originally described something related to many different cultures.

Rhyming Words
ral tral ural oral gral aral kral aural jural loral acral moral dural meral sural boral rural coral feral viral
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