tricultural
Three cultures combined
Tricultural describes someone or something shaped by three distinct cultures.
A person raised between Mexican, American, and Japanese influences might identify as tricultural.
The term parallels bicultural but adds a third cultural dimension: tricultural identity, tricultural education programs.
It appears in discussions of immigration, mixed heritage, and multicultural societies.
Mixed-origin quality
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- creolizationPidgin maturing into mother tongue
- amalgamationUniting into one
intermingling · melding · convergence · cross-pollination · interweaving · mosaic · tapestry · layering
Agreement or musical blend
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- respectRegard with honor
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
solidarity · understanding · peaceful · cooperation · symbiosis · reciprocity · acceptance · dialogue
Adopting another group's customs
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- integrationCombining into a whole
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
adjustment · bridging · mediating · straddling · balancing · navigating · liminality · flexibility
Allowing coexisting differences
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- diasporicOf scattered peoples
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
transnational · code-switching · rootedness · heritage · ancestry · ethnicity · self-concept · belonging
hybridity
Mixed-origin quality
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- creolizationPidgin maturing into mother tongue
amalgamation · intermingling · melding · convergence · cross-pollination · interweaving · mosaic · tapestry · layering · confluence
harmony
Agreement or musical blend
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- respectRegard with honor
inclusivity · solidarity · understanding · peaceful · cooperation · symbiosis · reciprocity · acceptance · dialogue · exchange
acculturation
Adopting another group's customs
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- integrationCombining into a whole
accommodation · adjustment · bridging · mediating · straddling · balancing · navigating · liminality · flexibility · resilience
pluralistic
Allowing coexisting differences
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- diasporicOf scattered peoples
cosmopolitan · transnational · code-switching · rootedness · heritage · ancestry · ethnicity · self-concept · belonging · polyglot
triculturalmonocultural
Of one culture only
bicultural · multicultural · homogeneous · polycultural · one-dimensional
tri, culture, cultural, culturally, multicultural, multiculturalism, bicultural, biculturalism, intercultural