Meanings
nounbiculturalism (countable and uncountable, plural biculturalisms)
plural biculturalisms
- countableuncountableThe state or quality of being bicultural.
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1988 February 12, J. Higgs-Peres, “Three Teachers Slurring”, in Chicago Reader
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Italic*dwi-
- Latinbi-
- Englishbi-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*kʷelō
- Latincolō
- Latincultūra
- Middle Frenchculture
- Englishculture
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishbicultural
- Englishbiculturalism
From bicultural + -ism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 雙文化性 /双文化性
- 雙文化性 /双文化性state or quality of being bicultural
Finnish kaksikulttuurisuus
- kaksikulttuurisuusstate or quality of being bicultural
French biculturalisme
- biculturalismestate or quality of being bicultural
Greek αμφιπολιτισμικότητα
- αμφιπολιτισμικότητα (amfipolitismikótita)state or quality of being bicultural
Italian biculturalismo
- biculturalismostate or quality of being bicultural
Scottish Gaelic dà-chulturas
- dà-chulturasstate or quality of being bicultural
Spanish biculturalismo
- biculturalismostate or quality of being bicultural
Cite this entry
APA
biculturalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biculturalism
MLA
“biculturalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biculturalism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biculturalism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biculturalism.
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