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Meaning of acculturation

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

acculturation

Pronunciation:/ə.ˌkʌl.tʃə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

noun

Definitions

  1. A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.

  2. A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/acculturation

Related words

assimilationsocializationculturesocialisationadjustmentenculturationintegrationadaptation