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acculturation

[uh-kuhl-chuh-rey-shuhn] / əˌkʌl tʃəˈreɪ ʃən /


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Without discounting the harshness of that imposed acculturation, he thanked what it gained him rather than resenting the means.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

It’s something I learned as part of my acculturation as a New Orleanian.

From Slate Jan. 7, 2025

The first step, researchers said, was to determine whether discrimination and acculturation are distinct from other types of stress or depression.

From Science Daily Nov. 27, 2023

Another is acculturation, which Katz defined as “a process where you keep part of your culture” as you take in a new one.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2023

But the process of acculturation was accelerating as settlers began to move onto the reservation.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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