multiculturalist

adjective

Pertaining to or advocating multiculturalism

OriginEnglish multicultural ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

adjectivemulticulturalist (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to or advocating multiculturalism
nounmulticulturalist (plural multiculturalists)

plural multiculturalists

  1. An advocate of multiculturalism

    He takes dead aim at racial opportunists, opponents of affirmative action, multiculturalists and the myriad rights organizations trying to hitch a ride on the successes of the black civil rights movement.

    2008 February 6, William Grimes, “Colorblind Conclusions on Racism”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Latincultūra
  7. Middle Frenchculture
  8. Englishculture
  9. Englishmulticultural
  10. Englishmulticulturalist

From multicultural + -ist.

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Translations

Catalan multiculturalista, multiculturalista
  • multiculturalistapertaining to or advocating multiculturalism
  • multiculturalistaan advocate of multiculturalism
French multiculturaliste, multiculturaliste
  • multiculturalistepertaining to or advocating multiculturalism
  • multiculturalistean advocate of multiculturalism
German multikulturalistisch, Multikulturalist
  • multikulturalistischpertaining to or advocating multiculturalism
  • Multikulturalistan advocate of multiculturalism
  • Multikulturalistinan advocate of multiculturalism
Italian multiculturalista, multiculturalista
  • multiculturalistapertaining to or advocating multiculturalism
  • multiculturalistaan advocate of multiculturalism
Portuguese multiculturalista, multiculturalista
  • multiculturalistapertaining to or advocating multiculturalism
  • multiculturalistaan advocate of multiculturalism
Spanish multiculturalista, multiculturalista
  • multiculturalistapertaining to or advocating multiculturalism
  • multiculturalistaan advocate of multiculturalism
Cite this entry
APA

multiculturalist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiculturalist

MLA

“multiculturalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiculturalist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiculturalist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiculturalist.

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