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Definition of multicultural adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

multicultural

adjective
 
/ˌmʌltiˈkʌltʃərəl/
 
/ˌmʌltiˈkʌltʃərəl/,
 
/ˌmʌltaɪˈkʌltʃərəl/
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  1. for or including people of several different cultures (= beliefs, languages, customs and traditions, etc.)
    • We live in a multicultural society.
    • a multicultural approach to education
    Collocations RaceRaceRace and society
    • fight for/​struggle for/​promote racial equality/​civil rights/​equal rights
    • outlaw/​end discrimination/​segregation
    • promote/​embrace/​celebrate/​champion diversity/​multiculturalism
    • attack/​criticize/​oppose/​reject multiculturalism
    • bridge/​break down/​transcend cultural/​racial barriers
    • practise/​promote (racial/​religious) tolerance/​integration
    • exacerbate/​widen/​perpetuate/​reinforce (racial/​socio-economic) inequality
    • conform to/​challenge/​violate (accepted/​established/​prevailing/​dominant) social/​cultural norms
    Prejudice and racism
    • experience/​encounter racism/​discrimination/​prejudice/​anti-Semitism/​Islamophobia
    • face/​suffer persecution/​discrimination
    • fear/​escape from/​flee (racial/​political/​religious) persecution
    • denounce/​condemn racism/​hate/​anti-Semitism/​Islamophobia
    • challenge/​confront racism/​discrimination/​prejudice
    • combat/​dismantle/​eradicate/​fight (blatant/​overt/​covert/​subtle/​institutional/​systemic) racism
    • perpetuate/​defy (common/​popular/​traditional/​negative) stereotypes
    • entrench/​perpetuate racism/​racist attitudes
    • reflect/​reveal/​show/​have a racial/​cultural bias
    • constitute/​be a form of racial/​race discrimination
    • discriminate/​be prejudiced/​be biased against minority groups/​minorities/​people of colour
    Topics People in societyc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMulticultural is used with these nouns:
    • education
    • society
    • workforce
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See multicultural in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee multicultural in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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