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

Devis is also is a co-founder with Participant’s Jeff Berg in Ninetythree Media, a cross-cultural production company focused on independent film, documentary and emerging media. —Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026

An evolving cross-cultural icon For Nakamachi, seeing how fortune cookies evolved into an unlikely cultural icon in a foreign land is inspiring. —Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026

The trees were planted with support from the Japanese Association of Northeast Ohio to celebrate the cross-cultural exchange between the Akron community and Japan. —Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2026

Trinity Media’s Stephanie Chan, whose company specializes in Hong Kong theatrical marketing, framed the casting as a callback to some of Korean cinema’s most commercially successful cross-cultural pairings. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026

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