acculturizedadj.
/əˈkʌltʃərʌɪzd/, U.S. /əˈkəltʃəˌraɪzd/ Originally U.S.
That has adopted or adapted to a different culture, esp. that of a colonizing, conquering, or majority group.
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1895 Smithsonian Rep. 44 The arts and industries of the partially acculturized Papago Indians.
1949 Pacific Hist. Rev. 18 137 No one can deny that the Japanese in the United States have become acculturized remarkably fast.
1999 D. Broun in B. Smith Brit. & Ireland 900–1300 vii. 143 The Irish element in Scottish identity under discussion can be found particularly in accounts of Scottish origins written by the kingdom's acculturized men of letters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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