Meaning & use

Multiculture

noun·Academic

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A society or environment characterized by the coexistence of multiple distinct cultures.

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Sociologists studied how the city's multiculture shaped its food, music, and street life.

The neighborhood's multiculture was visible in the mix of languages spoken on any given block.

A note on using this word

While 'multiculturalism' usually refers to a political ideology or policy, 'multiculture' more often describes the lived, everyday mixing of cultures in a place.

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