acculturation
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acculturation
- /əˌkʌl.t͡ʃəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
First attested in 1880; ad- (“toward”) + culture + -ation (“a process”).
noun acculturations
- A process by which the culture of a society changes on contact with a different one. It would be difficult to designate the Ghost Dance of the Indians of North America, for instance, as anything but a phenomenon of acculturation; […].
- A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.
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noun process by which the culture of an isolated society changes
| Español | aculturación |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 涵化 hánhuà |
| Português | aculturação |
| Ελληνικά | επιπολιτισμός epipolitismós |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếp biến văn hóa |
noun process by which a person acquires the culture
| 中文 | 涵化 hánhuà |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Akkulturation |
Talk about this word "acculturation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/acculturation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. acculturation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/acculturation "acculturation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/acculturation.Cite this
@misc{acculturation_2026,
title = {acculturation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acculturation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
