cross-cultural

adjective

cross-cul·​tur·​al ˈkrȯs-ˈkəlch-rəl 

-ˈkəl-chə-

: dealing with or offering comparison between two or more different cultures or cultural areas

cross-culturally

ˈkrȯs-ˈkəlch-rə-lē, 

-ˈkəl-chə- 

adverb

Examples of cross-cultural in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her new film forgoes cross-cultural humor in favor of an anguished Arab-Israeli history lesson, which stretches from the violent uprootings of 1948 to the eerie calm of 2022, about a year before the attacks of October 7, 2023. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026

The new management arm has signed Indian American pop artist Rhea Raj as its first client, positioning the 25-year-old digital-native performer as a test case for Acharia’s cross-cultural, multi-vertical artist development model. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026

The two, who are known for their videos on TikTok showing their cross-cultural relationship (Carlo is from Italy and Sarah is from America), tied the knot in October 2022. —Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025

Unfortunately, America’s current assault on immigrants is threatening to make cross-cultural connection harder. —Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1942, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cross-cultural

• bicultural
• subcultural
• transcultural
• agricultural
• countercultural
• horticultural
• intercultural
• multicultural
• silvicultural
• viticultural
• cultural
• nonagricultural