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

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

Working from the peripheries, the project creates space for people to tell their own stories, celebrating cultural diversity while fostering intercultural and intergenerational dialogue. —Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026

Ratmoko is also a photographer, writer, and scholar who has lectured on intercultural communication schools including Yale University and the University of Zurich. —Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Apr. 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