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Discover LudwigThe word 'multiculturalism' is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to refer to the presence of several different cultures in an environment. For example: The city is renowned for its multiculturalism, with people from all over the world living and working together.
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multiculturalism
noun
The characteristics of a society, city etc. which has many different ethnic or national cultures mingling freely; political or social policies which support or encourage such coexistence.
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As the New York Times art critic Roberta Smith once wrote: "before multiculturalism was a word, Mrs Apfel was wearing it".
"To have the experience to manage in England is important, in London, which I love for the quality of life and multiculturalism.
Some celebrate multiculturalism for having transformed Britain into a vibrant, cosmopolitan nation.
From Salford to the Syrian border, the question of how to respond to multiculturalism remains fraught and divisive.
The problem of multiculturalism is not one of too much immigration or diversity.
David Cameron was accused of playing into the hands of rightwing extremists today as he delivered a controversial speech on the failings of multiculturalism within hours of one of the biggest anti-Islam rallies ever staged in Britain.
He will say: "Under the doctrine of state multiculturalism we have encouraged different cultures to live separate lives, apart from each other and the mainstream.
Ever since London was attacked, the right have used it as a vehicle for their dislike of multiculturalism.
But the next chapter for British multiculturalism might well demand that the boundaries of what state schools regard as acceptable in the acceptance of diversity needs sharper focus.
As for language, I remember feeling uncomfortable when the prime minister declared in a speech that multiculturalism had failed.
When we talk of "multiculturalism", we often conflate the lived experience of diversity with public policies towards minority communities.
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