multicultural

comparative more multicultural · superlative most multicultural

1. Relating or pertaining to several different cultures.

   Near-synonym: polycultural (several or many)

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   Viewed from the boardrooms of Britain, the market is becoming more multicultural than could have been imagined just five years ago.

   2001 October 31, “Embracing multicultural Britain”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2022

   The literary landscape of London is as varied as the city itself. According to the 2011 census, 40 percent of residents identified as “Asian, Black, Mixed or Other.” While this is no multi-culti utopia, it is undeniably an intensely multicultural metropolis where more than 300 languages are spoken.

   2022 October 12, Bernardine Evaristo, “Read Your Way Through London”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 May 2023

   Synonyms: polycultural

2. euphemisticRelating or pertaining to groups, households or families involving persons with different or mixed ethnicities or races.

   Australia's professional footballers' association is so proud of the squad's multicultural makeup that it made a video with every player listing their place of birth or family heritage to showcase the benefits of immigration.

   2026 June 18, Ian Williams, “'My brother hid in a rice sack' - The refugee stars at the World Cup”, in BBC Sport

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   Bedgood, whose father is African American and mother is Caucasian, says he's struggling to deal with such hatred. He grew up in Santa Clarita and says he could not have imagined something like this happening in a quiet community with many multicultural families.

   2011 March 22, “Santa Clarita man apparent target of hate crime”, in ABC13, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2021

   Synonyms: mixed, hybrid, mongrel