multiculturalism
/ˌmʌltɪˈkʌltʃəɹəˌlɪz(ə)m/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
7
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The characteristics of an organization, society, city etc. which has many different ethnic or national cultures mingling freely; political or social policies which support or encourage such coexistence.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: polyculturalism (several or many)"
- "The truth is that diversity, a kind of multiculturalism if we want to call it that, is the norm in any society."
- "Something had to replace the threat of communism, and at last a workable substitute is at hand. "Multiculturalism," as the new menace is known, has been denounced in the media recently as the new McCarthyism, the new fundamentalism, even the new totalitarianism – take your choice."
- "Britain has pursued a policy of multiculturalism - allowing people of different cultures to settle without expecting them to integrate into society."
- "Earlier this year he said multiculturalism had “failed”, that immigrants needed to “melt” into French society, and that “we do not want ostentatious prayers in the street in France.”"
- "Career diplomat Conrad Tribble said on Twitter that multiculturalism “is one of our greatest strengths as a country, and I go to that well often as an American diplomat. It’s hard to overstate the global soft power impact of America’s cultural diversity.”"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English -al English multicultural Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English multiculturalism From multicultural + -ism.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˌmʌltɪˈkʌltʃəɹəˌlɪz(ə)m/