What does "multicultural" mean?

Relating or pertaining to several different cultures.

How do you pronounce "multicultural"?

Pronounced //ˌmʌltiˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹəl//.

Common synonyms include: cross-cultural, cultural contribution, cultural diffusion, cultural diversity, cultural group, cultural heritage.

/ˌmʌltiˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹəl/ adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Adjective

1
Relating or pertaining to several different cultures.
"Near-synonym: polycultural (several or many)"
2
Relating or pertaining to groups, households or families involving persons with different or mixed ethnicities or races. euphemistic
"Bedgood, whose father is African American and mother is Caucasian, says he's struggling to deal with such hatred. He grew up in Santa Clarita and says he could not have imagined something like this happening in a quiet community with many multicultural families."

Adjective

"We now live in a multicultural world."

From multiculture + -al or multi- + cultural.