cross-cultural

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈkrɔsˈkʌltʃərəl/ 🇺🇸 /ˈkrɑs-/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Relating to or involving two or more different cultures, especially in comparison or interaction.; Comparing or dealing with the differences and similarities between cultures.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

cross-cultural communicationcross-cultural understandingcross-cultural differencescross-cultural studiescross-cultural exchangecross-cultural competence

Derivatives

cross-culturallycross-culturalisminterculturalmulticultural

Synonyms

interculturalmulticulturaltranscultural

Antonyms

monoculturalethnocentric

Commonly confused

intercultural
EN: 'Intercultural' emphasizes interaction between cultures, while 'cross-cultural' emphasizes comparison or spanning across cultures.
multicultural
EN: 'Multicultural' refers to the coexistence of multiple cultures within a society, while 'cross-cultural' refers to phenomena that transcend or compare across cultural boundaries.

Spelling tips

EN: Always hyphenated as 'cross-cultural'; the unhyphenated form 'crosscultural' is nonstandard. Do not confuse with 'crosscultural' or 'cross cultural' (two words).

💬 Examples

  1. The university offers a cross-cultural communication course for international business students.

  2. Her cross-cultural research examined parenting styles across five different countries.