multicultural

adjective

mul·​ti·​cul·​tur·​al ˌməl-tē-ˈkəlch-rəl 

-ˌtī-, 

-ˈkəl-chə- 

: of, relating to, reflecting, or adapted to diverse cultures

a multicultural society

multicultural education

a multicultural menu

multiculturally

ˌməl-tē-ˈkəlch-rə-lē, 

-ˌtī-, 

-ˈkəl-chə-

adverb

Examples of multicultural in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Second, his mother, Sybil Chester, a trailblazer in the luxury beverage world and Moët Hennessy’s first manager of multicultural relations, spent over 40 years in the wine and spirits industry and was instrumental in introducing the brand to the African American and Caribbean markets. —Essence, 18 Nov. 2025

Leon shares a similarly multicultural upbringing. —Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025

The newer multicultural model, however, seeks trainees from diverse national, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. —Brooke Morrison, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025

King George’s own coalition was no less multicultural, multilingual, and multinational. —Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for multicultural

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

Kids Definition

multicultural

adjective

mul·​ti·​cul·​tur·​al ˌməl-ti-ˈkəlch-rəl  -ˌtī- 

-ə-rəl

: of, relating to, reflecting, or adapted to diverse cultures

a multicultural society

multiculturalism

-rə-ˌliz-əm 

noun