Meanings
nounbiculturality (uncountable)
- uncountableThe quality of being bicultural.
The factor conflict refers to affective aspects of biculturality whereas the factor distance includes learning and performance aspects of acculturation (Benet-Martinez & Haritatos 2005).
2015 August 29, Miriam A. Knauss et al., “The impact of perceived ethnic discrimination on mental health depends on transcultural identity: evidence for a moderator effect”, in BMC Psychology, volume 3, →DOI
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
- Englishbiculturality
From bicultural + -ity.
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biculturality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biculturality
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