interculturalism

noun

The philosophy of exchanges between cultural groups within a society

OriginEnglish intercultural ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French culture →
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Meanings

nouninterculturalism (countable and uncountable, plural interculturalisms)

plural interculturalisms

  1. countableuncountableThe philosophy of exchanges between cultural groups within a society

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
  18. Englishinterculturalism

From intercultural + -ism.

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Translations

French interculturalisme
  • interculturalismephilosophy
German Interkulturalismus
  • Interkulturalismusphilosophy
Italian interculturalismo
  • interculturalismophilosophy
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa liên văn hoá
  • chủ nghĩa liên văn hoáphilosophy
Cite this entry
APA

interculturalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interculturalism

MLA

“interculturalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interculturalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interculturalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interculturalism.

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