Meanings
adjectivepolycultural (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to many interacting cultures.
Near-synonym: multicultural (several or many)
Synonyms: multicultural
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRelating to many interacting cultures.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*kʷelō
- Latincolō
- Latincultūra
- Middle Frenchculture
- Englishculture
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishpolycultural
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APA
polycultural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polycultural
MLA
“polycultural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polycultural. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polycultural,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polycultural.
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