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PRONUNCIATION OF TRANSCULTURATION

transculturation  [ˌtrænzkʌltʃʊˈreɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRANSCULTURATION

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determiner
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Transculturation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRANSCULTURATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Transculturation

Transculturation is a term coined by Cuban anthropologist Fernando Ortiz in 1947 to describe the phenomenon of merging and converging cultures. Transculturation encompasses more than transition from one culture to another; it does not consist merely of acquiring another culture or of losing or uprooting a previous culture. Rather, it merges these concepts and additionally carries the idea of the consequent creation of new cultural phenomena. Ortiz also referred to the devastating impact of Spanish colonialism on Cuba's indigenous peoples as a "failed transculturation." Transculturation can often be the result of colonial conquest and subjugation, especially in a postcolonial era as native peoples struggle to regain their own sense of identity. In simple terms, transculturation reflects the natural tendency of people to resolve conflicts over time, rather than exacerbating them. Where transculturation impacts ethnicity and ethnic issues the term "ethnoconvergence" is sometimes used.

Definition of transculturation in the English dictionary

The definition of transculturation in the dictionary is the introduction of foreign elements into an established culture.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRANSCULTURATION


acceleration
ækˌsɛləˈreɪʃən
collaboration
kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃən
configuration
kənˌfɪɡjʊˈreɪʃən
consideration
kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən
cooperation
kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
corporation
ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
declaration
ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃən
decoration
ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃən
deliberation
dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən
duration
djʊˈreɪʃən
expiration
ˌɛkspɪˈreɪʃən
exploration
ˌɛkspləˈreɪʃən
federation
ˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən
generation
ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən
incorporation
ɪnˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
inspiration
ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃən
operation
ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
preparation
ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən
restoration
ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən
separation
ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRANSCULTURATION

transcode
transcoder
transcontinental
transcontinentally
transcranial
transcranial magnetic stimulation
transcribable
transcribe
transcriber
transcript
transcriptase
transcription
transcriptional
transcriptionally
transcriptive
transcriptively
transcriptome
transcultural
transcurrent
transcutaneous

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRANSCULTURATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
creation
destination
documentation
education
evaluation
excitation
formation
foundation
hesitation

Synonyms and antonyms of transculturation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «transculturation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRANSCULTURATION

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The translations of transculturation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «transculturation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

transculturation
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

transculturación
570 millions of speakers

English

transculturation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

transculturation
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التبادل الثقافى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

транскультурация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transculturação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

transculturation
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

transculturation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Transkulturasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Transkultura
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

transculturation
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

transculturation
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Transkulturasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

transculturation
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

transculturation
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पारगमन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

transkültürasyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

transculturazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

transculturation
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

транскультурація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

transculturatie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

transculturation
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

transculturation
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

transculturation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

transculturation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of transculturation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSCULTURATION»

The term «transculturation» is normally little used and occupies the 131.486 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSCULTURATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «transculturation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «transculturation» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about transculturation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRANSCULTURATION»

Discover the use of transculturation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to transculturation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Imperial Eyes: Travel Writing and Transculturation
Updated and expanded throughout with new illustrations and new material, this is the long-awaited second edition of a highly acclaimed and interdisciplinary book which quickly established itself as a seminal text in its field.
Mary Louise Pratt, 2007
2
Transculturation: Cities, Spaces and Architectures in Latin ...
Transculturation: Cities, Spaces and Architectures in Latin America introduces new readings and interpretations of the work of well-known architects, new analyses regarding the use of architectural materials and languages, new questions to ...
Felipe Hernández, Mark Millington, Iain Borden, 2005
3
Baroque New Worlds: Representation, Transculturation, ...
This collection moves between art history and literary criticism to provide a rich interdisciplinary discussion of the transcultural forms and functions of the Baroque. Contributors.
Lois Parkinson Zamora, Monika Kaup, 2009
4
Queering Mestizaje: Transculturation and Performance
Arrizón offers new, queer readings of the hybrid, the intercultural body, and the hyphenated self, building on the work of Gloria Anzaldúa, Antonio Benitez-Rojo, Walter Mignolo, and Vera Kutzinski, while challenging accepted discourses ...
Alicia Arrizón, 2006
5
Sino-Japanese Transculturation: From the Late Nineteenth ...
This is a multi-author work which examines the cultural dimensions of the relations between East Asia s two great powers, China and Japan, in a period of change and turmoil, from the late nineteenth century to the end of the Second World ...
Richard King, Cody Poulton, Katsuhiko Endo, 2012
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Writing Across Cultures: Narrative Transculturation in Latin ...
Originally published in 1982, the book links Rama's work on Spanish American modernism with his arguments about the innovative nature of regionalist literature, and it foregrounds his thinking about the close relationship between literary ...
Angel Rama, David Frye, 2012
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Between two waters: narratives of transculturation in Latin ...
"Departs from the Cuban Fernando Ortiz's cultural theory of transculturation.
Silvia Spitta, 1995
8
The Indian Craze: Primitivism, Modernism, and ...
She argues that the Indian craze convinced policymakers that art was an aspect of “traditional” Native culture worth preserving, an attitude that continues to influence popular attitudes and federal legislation.
Elizabeth Hutchinson, 2009
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Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies
Some disagreement exists over the political implications of transculturation. As Sabine Hofmann has demonstrated, in Caribbean theory two understandings of transculturation' s political consequences compete. Miguel Barnet discusses ...
John Charles Hawley, 2001
10
Migration, miscegenation, transculturation: writing ...
This study examines short stories written by ethnic and women writers between the 1880s and 1920s and focuses on these stories' reflection of changes in the United States, particularly those caused by (im)migration and emancipation ...
Carmen Birkle, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRANSCULTURATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term transculturation is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What a Less Eurocentric Reading List Would Look Like
These social, cultural and political processes of what anthropologist Fernando Ortiz called "transculturation" - merging and converging cultures - are not reflected ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
The Great & Beautiful Lost Kingdoms
Everywhere similar processes of cosmopolitan transculturation were under way.” Pollock describes this cultural commonwealth as the “Sanskrit cosmopolis.”. «The New York Review of Books, Apr 15»
3
This Afro-Cuban Life
It is clear that Cubans have undergone what the intellectual Fernando Ortiz called “transculturation.” The cultures of Africa, Europe, the Americas and, later, Asia, ... «NBCNews.com, Mar 15»
4
50 shades of TT politics
On both sides, the phenomenon of transculturation took place, yielding more and more refinement of the parties' ideals and image. The political spectrum has ... «Trinidad News, Feb 15»
5
Scientists lied about the benefits of chocolate. But religion didn't.
... that chocolate became an important part of the story of early settlement, illustrating the process of transculturation, or the blending of the native with the new. «Deseret News, Feb 15»
6
To Collapse or not to Collapse? That is the New Scientist's Question
... Fourth World enters the historical consciousness of the globe, it arguably beacons the most dramatic history of transculturation ever witnessed” (Manuel, 1974) ... «Intercontinental Cry, Jan 15»
7
Saint Lazarus Day in Cuba: Beyond Faith
... an amalgam that Fernando Ortiz, the father of Cuba anthropology, aptly described as “transculturation.” Religions are a component of Cuba's national identity. «Havana Times, Dec 14»
8
'One century minus a baker's dozen:' Finding the forest for the trees …
Using too many Americanisms—such as football idioms or baseball metaphors—would be an act of transculturation, bringing the foreign scene too far across the ... «The Columbiachronicle, Nov 14»
9
Jab Molassie play exhibits Creole culture
At its best, Creole culture is adept at transculturation—taking Amerindian, European, African and Asian forms and reworking them into the fluid rhythms of lived ... «Trinidad Guardian, Nov 14»
10
Beyond the call: Scientist self-administers fecal transplant in search …
The official study is called The Effect of Seasonality and Transculturation on the Human Microbiome: a Pilot Study in Tanzania. Laudable and possibly very ... «Gizmag, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Transculturation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/transculturation>. May 2024 ».
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