HyperDic: multiculturalism

English > 1 sense of the word *multiculturalism*:
NOUN	cognition	multiculturalism	the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can coexist peacefully and equitably in a single country

multiculturalism > pronunciation
Sounds	mah.ltiykah'lcherahlihzahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *multiculturalism*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can coexist peacefully and equitably in a single country.
Broader	doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism	A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Opposite	nationalism	The doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other
Spanish	multiculturalismo
Catalan	multiculturalisme, multiculturalitat
Adjectives	multicultural	of or relating to or including several cultures