Meaning & use
Transcultural
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Extending across or involving more than one culture; applicable or relevant to multiple cultures.
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The hospital trains nurses in transcultural care to better serve patients from diverse backgrounds.
Her research examines transcultural patterns in folk medicine across South Asia and East Africa.
A note on using this word
The prefix 'trans-' here signals movement 'across' cultures, distinguishing the term from 'multicultural,' which simply describes the coexistence of several cultures.
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cross-culturalintercultural
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