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multicultural
Colloquial short form of 'multikulturell' (multicultural). Describes a society or environment in which people from many different cultures live together.
Berlin-Kreuzberg ist bekannt für sein multikulti Flair.
Berlin-Kreuzberg is known for its multicultural flair.
'Multikulti' (multicultural) is a colloquial short form of the adjective 'multikulturell' (multicultural). Such shortened forms are popular in spoken language.
Unsere Nachbarschaft ist total multikulti.
Our neighborhood is totally multicultural.
This word is used mainly in informal colloquial speech. In formal, official, or written contexts, you should use 'multikulturell' (multicultural) instead.
In dem offiziellen Bericht wurde die multikulturelle Zusammensetzung der Stadt gelobt.
In the official report, the multicultural composition of the city was praised.
'Multikulti' (multicultural) is almost always used without a declensional ending, that is, after the noun (predicatively) or as an adverb. The form with an ending before a noun, e.g. 'ein multikulties Fest', is very rare.
Das Straßenfest war wirklich multikulti.
The street festival was really multicultural.
multicultural
Multikulti and multikulturell both describe an environment with people from many cultures. Multikulti is the colloquial shortened form and is especially suitable for casual conversations. Multikulturell is neutral and is also suitable for more formal texts.
Im Gespräch mit Freunden nennt sie ihr Viertel einfach multikulti.
When talking with friends, she simply calls her neighborhood multicultural.
Im offiziellen Bericht wird ihr Viertel als multikulturell beschrieben.
The official report describes her neighborhood as multicultural.
