cross-cultural
adjective
cross-cul·tur·al
ˈkrȯs-ˈkəlch-rəl 
-ˈkəl-chə-
: dealing with or offering comparison between two or more different cultures or cultural areas
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Why balance beats either/or Traditional approaches to cross-cultural leadership tend to fall into two camps: universalism (everyone should align to one way of doing things) or relativism (let each group do things their own way).
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Iese Business School, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Offering a striking new take on the immigrant experience, the film presents a tentative cross-cultural alliance between Mei and a sympathetic local chef named Marcello (Enrico Borello).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 July 2025
What began as a process in 2014 that saw electronic music acts like Diplo and Skrillex making cross-cultural and genre leans into global stardom was mirrored by reggaeton and Latin trap acts like Bad Bunny and J Balvin.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The trees were planted with support from the Japanese Association of Northeast Ohio to celebrate the cross-cultural exchange between the Akron community and Japan.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Iese Business School, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Offering a striking new take on the immigrant experience, the film presents a tentative cross-cultural alliance between Mei and a sympathetic local chef named Marcello (Enrico Borello).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 July 2025
What began as a process in 2014 that saw electronic music acts like Diplo and Skrillex making cross-cultural and genre leans into global stardom was mirrored by reggaeton and Latin trap acts like Bad Bunny and J Balvin.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The trees were planted with support from the Japanese Association of Northeast Ohio to celebrate the cross-cultural exchange between the Akron community and Japan.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for cross-cultural
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“Cross-cultural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross-cultural. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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