triculture

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noun

A state, nation etc. that contains three distinct cultures.

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nountriculture (plural tricultures)

plural tricultures

  1. A state, nation etc. that contains three distinct cultures.
  2. biologyA coculture containing three different types of cells.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  8. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  9. Latincolō
  10. Latincultūra
  11. Middle Frenchculture
  12. Englishculture
  13. Englishtriculture

From tri- + culture.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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