MULTICULTURALISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does multiculturalism mean? 

• MULTICULTURALISM (noun)
  The noun MULTICULTURALISM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MULTICULTURALISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MULTICULTURALISM (noun)

Sense 1

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)