intercultural

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adjective

of, relating to, or between different cultures

OriginEnglish cultural ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French culture →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectiveintercultural (comparative more intercultural, superlative most intercultural)

comparative more intercultural · superlative most intercultural

  1. of, relating to, or between different cultures

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  9. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  10. Latincolō
  11. Latincultūra
  12. Middle Frenchculture
  13. Englishculture
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishcultural
  17. Englishintercultural

From inter- + cultural.

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Translations

Catalan intercultural
  • interculturalbetween different cultures
Chinese Mandarin 不同文化間的 /不同文化间的, 跨文化的
  • 不同文化間的 /不同文化间的 (bùtóng wénhuà jiān de)between different cultures
  • 跨文化的 (kuà wénhuà de)between different cultures
Dutch intercultureel
  • intercultureelbetween different cultures
Finnish kulttuurienvälinen, poikkikulttuurinen
  • kulttuurienvälinenbetween different cultures
  • poikkikulttuurinenbetween different cultures
French interculturel
  • interculturelbetween different cultures
German interkulturell
  • interkulturellbetween different cultures
Japanese 異文化の
  • 異文化の (ibunka no)between different cultures
Polish międzykulturowy
  • międzykulturowybetween different cultures
Portuguese intercultural
  • interculturalbetween different cultures
Romanian intercultural
  • interculturalbetween different cultures
Russian межкульту́рный
  • межкульту́рный (mežkulʹtúrnyj)between different cultures
Spanish intercultural
  • interculturalbetween different cultures
Vietnamese liên văn hoá
  • liên văn hoábetween different cultures
Cite this entry
APA

intercultural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intercultural

MLA

“intercultural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intercultural. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intercultural,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intercultural.

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