intercultural

adjective

in·​ter·​cul·​tur·​al ˌin-tər-ˈkəlch-rəl 

-ˈkəl-chə-

variants or less commonly inter-cultural

1

: occurring between or involving two or more cultures (see culture entry 1 sense 1b)

intercultural differences

an intercultural gathering

2

: occurring during the growing period between sowing and harvesting

intercultural operations including weeding, pruning, and fertilizing

3

of a crop : cultivated between the rows of another crop

intercultural beans

interculturally

ˌin-tər-ˈkəlch-rə-lē 

-ˈkəl-chə-

adverb

or less commonly inter-culturally

In transcription, the concerns of most scholars have led to the emphasis of interculturally relevant over culture-specific content.

—Ter Ellingson

Examples of intercultural in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Universities built entire curricula in intercultural communication. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Miami is a big football/soccer town, with Messi coming here and all the hype, the intercultural aspect of the city. — Miami Herald, 6 June 2026

The use of warm tone, maximalist instrumentation, and intercultural fusion might not sound like a notable reach outside of Rostam Batmanglij’s musical comfort zone. — Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026

The final lawsuit the Star-Telegram looked at was filed in 2025 by Michael Russ, the former coordinator of TCC’s intercultural network. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for intercultural

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