of or combining two distinct cultures in a single region
Derived forms
biculturalism (biˈculturalˌism)
noun
bicultural in American English
(baiˈkʌltʃərəl)
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or combining two cultures
2.
of or pertaining to biculturalism
Word origin
[1935–40; bi-1 + cultural]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Rhodesian ridgeback, aeroembolism, complementation, roadblock, roomettebi- is a combining form meaning “twice,” “two,” used in the formation of compound words.Other words that use the affix bi- include: bilateral, bilingual, bimodal, bivalent, bivalve
Examples of 'bicultural' in a sentence
bicultural
This 'heaven-taught ploughman' was actually the product of a rigorous bicultural education.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
These towns weren't multicultural; they were bicultural.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But variation does not stop there, for the books are also to a degree bicultural.