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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Designed specifically for artists selected through the East and Southeast Asian Panorama and Women by Women open calls, the event will combine hands-on industry training, cross-cultural storytelling, and international networking opportunities.
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Avril Chen, Vogue, 18 July 2025
Singapore’s cosmopolitan business savvy, Yapp proposed, can be attributed to the cross-cultural fluency of its Peranakan citizenry.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2025
Valparaiso University will launch its new major in religious studies, a program that encourages students to explore and engage with religion as a lived, cross-cultural and comparative discipline, according to a release.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
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).
—Iese Business School, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Avril Chen, Vogue, 18 July 2025
Singapore’s cosmopolitan business savvy, Yapp proposed, can be attributed to the cross-cultural fluency of its Peranakan citizenry.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2025
Valparaiso University will launch its new major in religious studies, a program that encourages students to explore and engage with religion as a lived, cross-cultural and comparative discipline, according to a release.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
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).
—Iese Business School, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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“Cross-cultural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross-cultural. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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