Multicultural
adjective
Related to several different cultures.
New York is a multicultural city where people from different cultures live together.
Often appears as...
- multicultural society
- multicultural education
adjective
Of or relating to a social or educational theory that encourages interest in many cultures within a society rather than in only a mainstream culture.
The school follows a multicultural approach, incorporating elements from different cultures in their curriculum.
Often appears as...
- multicultural approach
- multicultural curriculum
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Academic
adjective
Related to several different cultures.
New York is a multicultural city where people from different cultures live together.
Often appears as...
- multicultural society
- multicultural education
adjective
Of or relating to a social or educational theory that encourages interest in many cultures within a society rather than in only a mainstream culture.
The school follows a multicultural approach, incorporating elements from different cultures in their curriculum.
Often appears as...
- multicultural approach
- multicultural curriculum
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3City Diversity
When describing a place with people from many cultures, use 'multicultural' to highlight diversity.
London's multicultural neighborhoods boast a variety of international restaurants.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Multicultural' often implies a positive view of diversity, suggesting harmony and inclusion.
The multicultural festival was a celebration of unity among different communities.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
Don't confuse 'multicultural' with 'multiethnic'; 'multicultural' emphasizes cultures, not just ethnicities.
The multicultural classroom included lessons on various cultural traditions, not just ethnic backgrounds.
Pro Tip 1/3City Diversity
When describing a place with people from many cultures, use 'multicultural' to highlight diversity.
London's multicultural neighborhoods boast a variety of international restaurants.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Multicultural' often implies a positive view of diversity, suggesting harmony and inclusion.
The multicultural festival was a celebration of unity among different communities.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
Don't confuse 'multicultural' with 'multiethnic'; 'multicultural' emphasizes cultures, not just ethnicities.
The multicultural classroom included lessons on various cultural traditions, not just ethnic backgrounds.
Pro Tip 1/3City Diversity
When describing a place with people from many cultures, use 'multicultural' to highlight diversity.
London's multicultural neighborhoods boast a variety of international restaurants.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Multicultural' often implies a positive view of diversity, suggesting harmony and inclusion.
The multicultural festival was a celebration of unity among different communities.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
Don't confuse 'multicultural' with 'multiethnic'; 'multicultural' emphasizes cultures, not just ethnicities.
The multicultural classroom included lessons on various cultural traditions, not just ethnic backgrounds.
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Daphne Koller: What...
but there were ones all over the world. Others were virtual study groups, sometimes along language lines or along cultural lines, and on the bottom left there, you see our multicultural universal study group where people explicitly wanted to connect with people from other cultures. There are some tremendous opportunities
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Ugly History: Japanese...
She became a teacher, and over the next several decades, her advocacy for multicultural, socially conscious education would impact thousands of students. However, many ex-incarcerees, particularly members of older generations, were unable to rebuild their lives after the war. Children of incarcerees began a movement
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Wade Davis: Cultures at...
that they cannot help but come away dazzled by what they have seen, and hopefully, therefore, embrace gradually, one by one, the central revelation of that this world deserves to exist in a diverse way, that we can find a way to live in a truly multicultural, pluralistic world where all of the wisdom of all peoples
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A message of peace, hope...
that as a tragedy yeah I I think that's true Britain you know is going through many changes it's got a multicultural society and it's kind of coping in a different way Germany is coping in a different way but if you look at the situation there's a whole lot of
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Benjamin Barber: Why...
because he sees it. No head of state would be permitted by their security details to do it, nor be in a position to do it. That's the difference, and the difference has to do with the character of cities themselves, because cities are profoundly multicultural,
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Storytellers Summit Day...
jest but people came I was an intern it was a multicultural Alliance that came out to help you and many of your peers here who were just outraged by the fact that you who have done so much for art for your community for education simply
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The politics of fiction...
it is our freedom of imagination that is in danger. There's a fuzzy category called multicultural literature in which all authors from outside the Western world are lumped together. I never forget my first multicultural reading,
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Neil MacGregor: 2600...
It was the largest empire the world had known until then. Much more important, it was the first multicultural, multifaith state on a huge scale. And it had to be run in a quite new way. It had to be run in different languages.
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3 steps to turn everyday...
A few years ago, I started noticing invitations coming with a set of rules. Kind of boring or controlling, right? Wrong. In this multicultural, intersectional society, where more of us are gathered and raised
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Sarah Jones: What does...
First of all, for those of you who are not familiar with my work, I create multicultural characters,
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Daphne Koller: What...
but there were ones all over the world. Others were virtual study groups, sometimes along language lines or along cultural lines, and on the bottom left there, you see our multicultural universal study group where people explicitly wanted to connect with people from other cultures. There are some tremendous opportunities
Video examples
Ugly History: Japanese...
She became a teacher, and over the next several decades, her advocacy for multicultural, socially conscious education would impact thousands of students. However, many ex-incarcerees, particularly members of older generations, were unable to rebuild their lives after the war. Children of incarcerees began a movement
Video examples
Wade Davis: Cultures at...
that they cannot help but come away dazzled by what they have seen, and hopefully, therefore, embrace gradually, one by one, the central revelation of that this world deserves to exist in a diverse way, that we can find a way to live in a truly multicultural, pluralistic world where all of the wisdom of all peoples
Video examples
A message of peace, hope...
that as a tragedy yeah I I think that's true Britain you know is going through many changes it's got a multicultural society and it's kind of coping in a different way Germany is coping in a different way but if you look at the situation there's a whole lot of
Video examples
Benjamin Barber: Why...
because he sees it. No head of state would be permitted by their security details to do it, nor be in a position to do it. That's the difference, and the difference has to do with the character of cities themselves, because cities are profoundly multicultural,
Video examples
Storytellers Summit Day...
jest but people came I was an intern it was a multicultural Alliance that came out to help you and many of your peers here who were just outraged by the fact that you who have done so much for art for your community for education simply
Video examples
The politics of fiction...
it is our freedom of imagination that is in danger. There's a fuzzy category called multicultural literature in which all authors from outside the Western world are lumped together. I never forget my first multicultural reading,
Video examples
Neil MacGregor: 2600...
It was the largest empire the world had known until then. Much more important, it was the first multicultural, multifaith state on a huge scale. And it had to be run in a quite new way. It had to be run in different languages.
Video examples
3 steps to turn everyday...
A few years ago, I started noticing invitations coming with a set of rules. Kind of boring or controlling, right? Wrong. In this multicultural, intersectional society, where more of us are gathered and raised
Video examples
Sarah Jones: What does...
First of all, for those of you who are not familiar with my work, I create multicultural characters,
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Michael Ignatieff
Canadian Politician
Genocide is not just a murderous madness; it is, more deeply, a politics that promises a utopia beyond politics - one people, one land, one truth, the end of difference. Since genocide is a form of political utopia, it remains an enduring temptation in any multiethnic and multicultural society in crisis.
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Craig Kielburger
Canadian Activist
Some say there is no uniquely Canadian identity, that our multicultural fabric is too varied to establish a common thread. I disagree. My grandfather came to a country that celebrates diversity, embraces strife with compassion and respects selfless idealism.
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Ban Ki-moon
South Korean Leader
New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is a fitting host to its many international visitors, who can come to witness first-hand what a vibrant multicultural democracy looks like.
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Sarah Jones
I definitely think the fact that I come from a multicultural background, my mother living life in a white skin and having white skin privilege from the time I was little, I was aware of that.
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Mya
American Musician
There was a time in my life when I wasn't popular and accepted by kids in school. I was made fun of with braces and kinky hair and being from a multicultural family, et cetera.
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Reem Acra
Lebanese Designer
I come from a specific area in Beirut where it's multicultural, and it's a culture that blends with multiple cultures - it's unbelievable lifestyle.
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Katy Jurado
Mexican Actress
I was always asked to play roles where I was the contrasting or multicultural character. Sometimes that worked for me - often it didn't.
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Johan Cruyff
Dutch Athlete
My foundation now has some 120 football pitches laid out for children, a lot of them immigrants. We live in a multicultural society.
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Sarah Shahi
American Actress
I feel that as the world becomes more and more multicultural, it's a good tool to be able to speak another language.
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Anat Cohen
American Musician
I've always been attracted to multicultural music. It's where the world is going.
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Michael Ignatieff
Canadian Politician
Genocide is not just a murderous madness; it is, more deeply, a politics that promises a utopia beyond politics - one people, one land, one truth, the end of difference. Since genocide is a form of political utopia, it remains an enduring temptation in any multiethnic and multicultural society in crisis.
Quote examples
Craig Kielburger
Canadian Activist
Some say there is no uniquely Canadian identity, that our multicultural fabric is too varied to establish a common thread. I disagree. My grandfather came to a country that celebrates diversity, embraces strife with compassion and respects selfless idealism.
Quote examples
Ban Ki-moon
South Korean Leader
New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is a fitting host to its many international visitors, who can come to witness first-hand what a vibrant multicultural democracy looks like.
Quote examples
Sarah Jones
I definitely think the fact that I come from a multicultural background, my mother living life in a white skin and having white skin privilege from the time I was little, I was aware of that.
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Mya
American Musician
There was a time in my life when I wasn't popular and accepted by kids in school. I was made fun of with braces and kinky hair and being from a multicultural family, et cetera.
Quote examples
Reem Acra
Lebanese Designer
I come from a specific area in Beirut where it's multicultural, and it's a culture that blends with multiple cultures - it's unbelievable lifestyle.
Quote examples
Katy Jurado
Mexican Actress
I was always asked to play roles where I was the contrasting or multicultural character. Sometimes that worked for me - often it didn't.
Quote examples
Johan Cruyff
Dutch Athlete
My foundation now has some 120 football pitches laid out for children, a lot of them immigrants. We live in a multicultural society.
Quote examples
Sarah Shahi
American Actress
I feel that as the world becomes more and more multicultural, it's a good tool to be able to speak another language.
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Anat Cohen
American Musician
I've always been attracted to multicultural music. It's where the world is going.
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