multiculturalism
pronunciation
How to pronounce multiculturalism in British English:
UK [ˌmʌltiˈkʌltʃərəlɪzəm]
How to pronounce multiculturalism in American English:
US [ˌmʌltiˌkʌltʃərəlɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can co-exist peacefully and equitably in a single country
Word Origin
- multiculturalism (n.)
- 1965, from multicultural + -ism.
Example
- 1. One strength that will surely be utilized however , is its multiculturalism .
- 2. How should a liberal democracy define the limits of multiculturalism ?
- 3. Nick clegg , the prime minister 's liberal democrat deputy , fought back with a defence of multiculturalism in march ; but the views of mr cameron and like-minded cabinet colleagues appear , unsurprisingly , to have prevailed .
- 4. Britons are cooler on multiculturalism .
- 5. But this is a security problem and multiculturalism is a social question .