cross-cultural

adjective

cross-cul·​tur·​al ˈkrȯs-ˈkəlch-rəl How to pronounce cross-cultural (audio)
-ˈkəl-chə-
: dealing with or offering comparison between two or more different cultures or cultural areas
cross-culturally adverb

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When putting together the exhibition, curator Sol Jung wanted to emphasize the cross-cultural nature of the objects. Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025 Read on for more with Emotional Oranges’ map out the future of cross-cultural R&B and look out for Orenjii to drop on May 16, 2025. Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Warner Music Group has partnered with cross-cultural entrepreneur Anjula Acharia to launch 5 Junction, a new joint venture label focused on breaking American artists of South Asian heritage and amplifying talent from the subcontinent in the U.S. market. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025 The irony is that even as Asian groceries have become more mainstream, more cross-cultural, more popular than ever, tariffs are casting doubt on Americans’ ability to actually buy them. Karen Yuan, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cross-cultural

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cross-cultural was circa 1942

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“Cross-cultural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross-cultural. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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