transculturation
transculturation noun: the phenomenon of merging and converging cultures.
Noun
transculturation (countable and uncountable, plural transculturations)
- The phenomenon of merging and converging cultures.
- In this paper we briefly revisit the first iterations of the ‘Bothways’ philosophy to demonstrate its symmetry with the Yolŋu transculturation heritage (of the Warramiri in particular), developed through many centuries of contact with sea-faring visitors.2019 April 2, Ben van Gelderen, Kathy Guthadjaka, The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, volume 50, number 1, →DOI, page 147
- […] the inherent difficulties of migratory processes, including traumatizing predepartures and journeys, the challenges of transculturation and family reorganization, and the coming to terms with new living conditions […]2022, Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, Health and Health Care Inequities, Infectious Diseases and Social Factors, page 93
Forms of transculturation
| plural | transculturations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | transculturisation |
| alternative form | transculturization |
Origin of transculturation
From trans- + culture + -ation, coined by Cuban anthropologist Fernando Ortiz in 1947.
Questions about transculturation
- What does transculturation mean?
- Transculturation means the phenomenon of merging and converging cultures.
- What part of speech is transculturation?
- Transculturation is a noun.
- What is the plural of transculturation?
- The plural of transculturation is transculturations.
Words near transculturation in the dictionary
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