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mul⋅ti⋅cul⋅tur⋅al

  [muhl-tee-kuhl-cher-uhl, muhl-tahy-]
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of, pertaining to, or representing several different cultures or cultural elements: a multicultural society.
Origin:
1940–45; multi- + cultural
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mul·ti·cul·tur·al   (mŭl'tē-kŭl'chər-əl, -tī-)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or including several cultures.
  2. Of or relating to a social or educational theory that encourages interest in many cultures within a society rather than in only a mainstream culture.
mul'ti·cul'tur·al·ism n., mul'ti·cul'tur·al·ist n.
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multicultural 
1941, from multi- + cultural. Often originally in a Canadian context. First record of multiculturalism is from 1965.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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