multiculture

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noun

A culture made up of many heterogeneous elements; a multicultural society or collective.

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounmulticulture (countable and uncountable, plural multicultures)

plural multicultures

  1. countableuncountableA culture made up of many heterogeneous elements; a multicultural society or collective.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  10. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  11. Latincolō
  12. Latincultūra
  13. Middle Frenchculture
  14. Englishculture
  15. Englishmulticulture

From multi- + culture.

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Translations

Māori ahutini
  • ahutinia culture comprising of many elements
Swedish mångkultur
  • mångkultura culture comprising of many elements
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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