multicultural
adjective /ˌmʌl.tiˈkʌl.tʃər.əl/
/-t̬iˈkʌl.tʃɚ-/ Definition
› including people who have many different customs and beliefs: Britain is increasingly a multicultural society.Custom, tradition and conformity
(Definition of multicultural adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- backward-looking adjective
- backwards adverb
- be (like) sheep idiom
- blend into the scenery idiom
- classical adjective (TRADITIONAL)
- convention noun (CUSTOM)
- fashion noun (POPULAR STYLE)
- folk adjective
- folk memory noun
- folklore noun
- follow the crowd idiom
- mainstream noun
- multiculturalism noun
- nonconformist noun
- norm noun
- observe verb (OBEY)
- orthodoxy noun
- reactionary noun
- take your cue from sth/sb idiom
- zeitgeist noun
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