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Enculturation

noun/ɛŋkˌʌltʃɚɹˈeɪʃən/
Definition
the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɛŋkˌʌltʃɚɹˈeɪʃən/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈʌstiə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈʌstiə/
5 syllables Say it as /ɛŋkˌʌltʃɚɹˈeɪʃən/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
“the socialization of children to the norms of their culture”
Word Forms
socializeverbtrain for a social environment
socialiseverbtrain for a social environment
acculturationaladjectiveof or relating to acculturation
acculturateverbassimilate culturally
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Enkulturation
die Übernahme der Verhaltensmuster der umgebenden Kultur
🇪🇸Spanish
enculturación
la adopción de los patrones de comportamiento de la cultura circundante
🇮🇹Italian
inculturazione
l’adozione dei modelli di comportamento della cultura circostante
🇳🇱Dutch
enculturatie
het overnemen van de gedragspatronen van de omringende cultuur
🇵🇹Portuguese
enculturação
a adoção dos padrões de comportamento da cultura circundante
🇷🇺Russian
инкультурация
принятие моделей поведения окружающей культуры
India
🇮🇳Hindi
संस्कृतिकरण
आसपास की संस्कृति के व्यवहार पैटर्न को अपनाना
🇧🇩Bengali
সংস্কৃতি
আশেপাশের সংস্কৃতির আচরণের ধরণ গ্রহণ
🇮🇳Tamil
வளர்ப்பு
சுற்றியுள்ள கலாச்சாரத்தின் நடத்தை முறைகளை ஏற்றுக்கொள்வது
🇮🇳Telugu
సంస్కృతి
పరిసర సంస్కృతి యొక్క ప్రవర్తన నమూనాల స్వీకరణ
🇮🇳Marathi
संवर्धन
आसपासच्या संस्कृतीच्या वर्तन पद्धतींचा अवलंब
🇮🇳Gujarati
સંવર્ધન
આજુબાજુની સંસ્કૃતિના વર્તન પેટર્નને અપનાવવા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬೆಳೆಸುವಿಕೆ
ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತಲಿನ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯ ಮಾದರಿಗಳ ಅಳವಡಿಕೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സംസ്കാരം
ചുറ്റുമുള്ള സംസ്കാരത്തിൻ്റെ പെരുമാറ്റ രീതികൾ സ്വീകരിക്കൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੰਸਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ
ਆਲੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਦੇ ਸੱਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਦੇ ਵਿਹਾਰ ਦੇ ਪੈਟਰਨ ਨੂੰ ਅਪਣਾਉਣ
🇵🇰Urdu
ثقافت
آس پاس کی ثقافت کے طرز عمل کو اپنانا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
文化适应
采用周围文化的行为模式
🇯🇵Japanese
文化化
周囲の文化の行動パターンの採用
🇰🇷Korean
문화화
주변 문화의 행동 패턴 채택
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự hòa nhập văn hóa
việc áp dụng các mô hình hành vi của nền văn hóa xung quanh
🇹🇭Thai
การเพาะเลี้ยง
การนำรูปแบบพฤติกรรมของวัฒนธรรมโดยรอบมาใช้
🇮🇩Indonesian
enkulturasi
adopsi pola perilaku budaya sekitar
🇵🇭Filipino
enkulturasyon
ang pagpapatibay ng mga pattern ng pag-uugali ng nakapaligid na kultura
🇲🇾Malay
pembudayaan
penggunaan corak tingkah laku budaya sekeliling
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التثقيف
- تبني الأنماط السلوكية للثقافة المحيطة
🇮🇷Persian
فرهنگ سازی
پذیرش الگوهای رفتاری فرهنگ اطراف
🇹🇷Turkish
kültürlenme
çevredeki kültürün davranış kalıplarının benimsenmesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
תרבות
אימוץ דפוסי ההתנהגות של התרבות הסובבת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'enculturation'?
The primary meaning of 'enculturation' is 'the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'enculturation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'enculturation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'enculturation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'enculturation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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