acculturation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
2. (countable, uncountable) A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.

Synonyms

socialisation

socialization

enculturation

adoption

culture

assimilation

civilisation

cultivation

naturalisation

naturalization

education

Translations

aculturación

acculturation

acculturazione

aculturació

aculturação

Akkulturation

culture

acculturatie

socialisation

πολιτιστική αφομοίωση

Sozialisierung

assimilation

κοινωνικοποίηση

socialització

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ə.ˌkʌl.t͡ʃə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

First attested in 1880; ad- (“toward”) + culture + -ation (“a process”); equivalent to acculturate + -ion