Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multiculture

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
mul-ti-cul-ture
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

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 multiculture From multi- + culture.

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Questions

What does multiculture mean?
A culture made up of many heterogeneous elements; a multicultural society or collective.
Where does multiculture come from?
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 multiculture From multi- + culture.

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