multiethnic
Many ancestries represented
Multiethnic describes something composed of or involving multiple ethnic groups: a multiethnic neighborhood, a multiethnic society.
The term often appears in discussions of diversity, demographics, or cultural composition: Singapore is a multiethnic nation with four official languages.
Absorbing into a whole
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
biculturalism · second-generation · melting-pot · blending · intermingling · cross-cultural · transnational · bilingualism
Inlaid pictorial arrangement
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
- multiracialOf multiple ethnicities
- heterogeneousConsisting of dissimilar elements
mixed · varied · pluralistic · patchwork · kaleidoscope · rainbow · multifarious · blended
Simultaneous presence together
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- respectRegard with honor
solidarity · cohesion · integration · cooperation · understanding · bridge-building · reconciliation · peacebuilding
Statistical population characteristics
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- nationalitiesOfficial country memberships
- populationAll inhabitants combined
census · enclaves · ethnography · diaspora · minorities · demography · subgroups · representation
Of a major city
- urbanPertaining to cities
- globalRelating to entire world
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
assimilation
Absorbing into a whole
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
code-switching · biculturalism · second-generation · melting-pot · blending · intermingling · cross-cultural · transnational · bilingualism
mosaic
Inlaid pictorial arrangement
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
- multiracialOf multiple ethnicities
heterogeneous · mixed · varied · pluralistic · patchwork · kaleidoscope · rainbow · multifarious · blended · composite
coexistence
Simultaneous presence together
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- acceptanceConsent to receive
respect · solidarity · cohesion · integration · cooperation · understanding · bridge-building · reconciliation · peacebuilding · dialogue
demographics
Statistical population characteristics
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- nationalitiesOfficial country memberships
population · census · enclaves · ethnography · diaspora · minorities · demography · subgroups · representation
metropolitan
Of a major city
- urbanPertaining to cities
- globalRelating to entire world
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- heritagecultural traditions, museum, national heritage, archive, monument
- multiculturalismmulticultural, diverse, pluralism, cultural mosaic, pluralistic
- worldlyworldly, cosmopolitan, globe-trotter, globetrotter, world traveler
- Bosnian HistorySarajevo, Bosnian War, Herzegovina, Bosniaks
- VojvodinaDanube, Danube River, Ada, Sid, flatlands
multiethnichomogeneous
Alike in composition throughout
monocultural · homogenous · monolithic · unmixed · purebred
multiethnicsegregated
Forcibly kept separate
ethnocentric · exclusionary · separatist · insular · closed
ethnic, ethnicity, ethnically, ethnicities, ethnocentrism, interethnic, multi-ethnic, multi-