MULTICULTURALISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can coexist peacefully and equitably in a single country

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("multiculturalism" is a kind of...):

doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)

Antonym:

nationalism (the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other)