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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinterculturalidade
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ĩteʁkultuɾaliˈdadʒi/
"A interculturalidade promove a coesão social."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The recognition, support, and engagement of multiple different cultures or cultural identities within a society or organization.
"Modern global corporations increasingly rely on cross-culturalism to foster innovation and mutual understanding among international teams." - 2
The study or comparison of two or more different cultures and the interactions between them.
"Her academic research focuses on cross-culturalism in post-colonial literature."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a modern compound combining the English prefix 'cross-' (derived from Old Norse and Latin via Middle English, indicating intersection or movement across) with 'cultural' (from the Latin 'cultura', meaning cultivation or tending) and the suffix '-ism' (from Greek '-ismos', denoting a practice, system, or philosophy). Emerging in the mid-20th century within the social sciences, it evolved to describe the systematic study, appreciation, or integration of multiple distinct cultures.
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transculturalisme
Transliteration: /tʁɑ̃s.kyl.ty.ʁa.lism/
"Le transculturalisme favorise l'échange entre différentes traditions."
Interkulturalität
Transliteration: /ɪntɐkʊltuʁaliˈtɛːt/
"Interkulturalität ist in einer globalisierten Welt von großer Bedeutung."
interculturalismo
Transliteration: /interkultuˈralismo/
"L'interculturalismo incoraggia il dialogo aperto tra gruppi diversi."
interculturalidad
Transliteration: /inteɾkultuɾaliˈdad/
"La interculturalidad enriquece la educación moderna."
interculturalidade
Transliteration: /ĩteʁkultuɾaliˈdadʒi/
"A interculturalidade promove a coesão social."
अंतर-सांस्कृतिक वाद
Transliteration: antar-sāṁskr̥tik vād
"अंतर-सांस्कृतिक वाद विभिन्न समाजों को करीब लाता है।"
跨文化主义
Transliteration: kuà wénhuà zhǔyì
"跨文化主义促进了不同族群之间的理解。"
상호문화주의
Transliteration: sangho munhwa juui
"상호문화주의는 다양한 문화 간의 소통을 강조합니다."
多文化主義
Transliteration: tabunka shugi
"多文化主義は社会の多様性を尊重します。"
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