'acculturation' definitions:
Definition of 'acculturation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture" [syn: socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation]
noun
All the knowledge and values shared by a society [syn: acculturation, culture]
noun
The process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure [syn: acculturation, assimilation]
Synonyms of 'acculturation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admission,
- adoption,
- affiliation,
- Americanization,
- assimilation,
- citizenship by naturalization,
- citizenship papers,
- civility,
- civilization,
- complex,
- cultivation,
- cultural drift,
- culture,
- culture area,
- culture center,
- culture complex,
- culture conflict,
- culture contact,
- culture pattern,
- culture shock,
- culture trait,
- education,
- enculturation,
- enlightenment,
- ethos,
- folkways,
- key trait,
- mores,
- nationalization,
- naturalization,
- naturalized citizenship,
- papers,
- polish,
- refinement,
- socialization,
- society,
- trait,
- trait-complex