cultural diffusion

noun

the spread and adoption of a culture in a region

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nouncultural diffusion (countable and uncountable, plural cultural diffusions)

plural cultural diffusions

  1. countableuncountablethe spread and adoption of a culture in a region

    important than trade in promoting cultural diffusion. Colonisation does continue to play an important role in cultural diffusion, and notable examples include Indonesian influence in Irian Java, Chinese influence in Tibet, and until 1989, Russian ...

    2005, Stephen Codrington, Planet Geography, Solid Star Press, →ISBN
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    Cultural diffusion refers to the spread of cultural elements such as ideas, styles, food, religions, technologies, etc., between individuals and groups within a single culture or from one culture to another. For example, the new fashion items and ...

    2010, Yvette Reisinger, PhD; Frederic Dimanche, International Tourism, Routledge, →ISBN, page 71
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