cultural integration
nounUK /ˈkʌl.tʃər.əl ˌɪn.tɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/
US /ˈkʌl.tʃɚ.əl ˌɪn.t̬əˈɡreɪ.ʃən/
When people from different backgrounds come together and share their ways of life.
The school festival showed cultural integration as students shared food and music from their home countries.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process of combining different cultural groups into one society.
Cultural integration helped the new neighbors feel welcome in the town.
3. Mixing elements of different cultures in art, food, or music.
The band's sound is a cultural integration of jazz and folk music.
4. The joining of cultural ideas within an organization or team.
The company focused on cultural integration after merging with a foreign firm.