Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cultural diffusion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: cul-tur-al d-if-fu-sion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the spread and adoption of a culture in a region

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"important than trade in promoting cultural diffusion. Colonisation does continue to play an important role in cultural diffusion, and notable examples include Indonesian influence in Irian Java, Chinese influence in Tibet, and until 1989, Russian ..."
"Cultural diffusion refers to the spread of cultural elements such as ideas, styles, food, religions, technologies, etc., between individuals and groups within a single culture or from one culture to another. For example, the new fashion items and ..."

Usage

Inflected Forms

cultural diffusions (plural)

Questions

What does cultural diffusion mean?: the spread and adoption of a culture in a region

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