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Word Definition Vietnamese Example

Some of these young

Biculturalism the fact or practice of people are from first-
CN đa văn hóa trong
/baɪ including or representing generation British
xã hội học
ˈkʌl.tʃɚ.əl.ɪ.zəm/ two different cultures families and feel the
stresses of biculturalism

a place where many

different people and In a linguistic melting pot,
Melting-pot ideas exist together, xã hội hỗn tạp, communication was an
/ˈmel.t̬ ɪŋ ˌpɑːt/ often mixing and không thống nhất important function for
producing something the workers too
new

It's hard to believe that

Your flesh and Người máu mủ
someone's relation he could treat his own
your blood ruột thịt
flesh and blood so badly.

The high rate of Illiteracy

Illiteracy a lack of the ability to in certain regions affects
Mù chữ
/ɪˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ə.si/ read and write access to education and
job opportunities.

to mix with and join Hợp nhất In order to create a

society or a group of (kết hợp cái gì đó cohesive community, it’s
Integrate
people, often changing hoàn toàn trở thành essential to integrate
/ˈɪn.t̬ə.ɡreɪt/
to suit their way of life, bộ phận của một cái diverse cultures and
habits, and customs khác, hoà nhập) backgrounds.

consisting of parts or The population of the

Homogeneous
people that are similar to Đồng nhất, đồng village has remained
/ˌhoʊ.moʊ
each other or are of the đều, thuần nhất remarkably
ˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
same type homogeneous.
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Word Definition Vietnamese Example

Your friend, who is always

late, promises to be on
A leopard its impossible for one to
time for an important
can't/doesn't change their character,
bản tính khó dời event. -> Response: "I
change its even if they will try very
doubt that. A leopard
spots hard
can't change its spots."

While some may resort

Written word is more to violence to achieve
The pen is
effective than violence sức mạnh của lời their goals, the politician's
mightier than
as means of social or nói/ngôn ngữ powerful arguments
the sword
political change proved that the pen is
mightier than the sword

human society with its well

developed social
Some people think that
Civilization organizations, or the
nền văn minh nuclear war would mean
/ˌsɪv.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/ culture and way of life of a
society or country at a
the end of civilization.
particular period in time

the process by which Cultural assimilation

individuals or groups happens when immigrant
Cultural adopt the practices and sự đồng hóa về groups adopt the
assimilation beliefs of another văn hóa dominant culture's
culture, often losing their practices, often losing
original cultural identity their original identity

the set of rules or

customs that control Social etiquette dictates
Etiquette khuôn mẫu
accepted behaviour in that men cannot sit while
/ˈet̬.ɪ.kɪt/ /nghi thức
particular social groups women are standing.
or social situations
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treating a person or
Discrimination
particular group of sự phân phiệt đối Some immigrants were
/dɪˌskrɪm.ə
people differently, xử/kì thị victims of discrimination.
ˈneɪ.ʃən/
especially in a worse way

những người hiểu She was reading a

Polyglot speaking or using several biết/nói được polyglot bible, with the
/ˈpɑː.li.ɡlɑːt/ different languages nhiều ngôn ngữ text in English, Latin and
khác nhau Greek.

a form of a language that

tiếng địa phương/
people speak in a
được sử dụng bởi
Dialect particular part of a The poem is written in
một nhóm
/ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt/ country, containing northern dialect.
người(vd:Anh-anh/
some different words
Anh-Úc)
and grammar, etc.

thuyết tương đối

the belief that the
văn hóa (niềm tin
people, customs, and Ethnocentrism often
Ethnocentrism rằng con người,
traditions of your own leads to distrust of
/ˌeθ.noʊˈ phong tục và
race or country are people from other
sen.trɪ.zəm/ truyền thống của
better than those of cultures
quốc gia bạn tốt
other races or countries
hơn quốc gia khác)

Language revitalization is
the process of reviving
an attempt to halt or
Language and promoting an
Phục hồi ngôn ngữ reverse the decline of a
revitalization endangered or
language or to revive an
threatened language
extinct one.

the act of changing chỉ hành động kết

Code switching is common
Code- between two or more hợp nhiều ngôn ngữ
among bilinguals in many
Switching languages, dialects, accents trong cùng một lời
communities
when you are speaking nói.
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Word Definition Vietnamese Example

Cultural nuances are

subtle differences in Understanding cultural
Cultural
behaviors, traditions, and Sắc thái văn hóa nuances is essential for
nuances
communication styles effective communication.
among cultures

the study of the origin

and history of words, or a At university she
Etymology
study of this type Từ nguyên học developed an interest in
/ˌet̬.ɪˈmɑː.lə.dʒi/
relating to one particular etymology.
word

a system for preserving a

group's beliefs, customs, An oral tradition can and
Truyền thống
Oral tradition and history, in which will adapt from one
truyền miệng
parents tell their children generation to the next.
about them, and so on

Xenophobia creates
extreme dislike or fear of
Xenophobia barriers to understanding
foreigners, their customs, Bài ngoại ( tâm lí)
/ˌzen.əˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ and appreciating cultural
their religions, etc.
diversity.

The ukulele was the

the spread of cultural
product of cultural
objects and ideas among Sự lan truyền văn
Cultural diffusion between
people, within a culture hóa, sự lan toả văn
diffusion Hawaiians and
or between different hoá
Portuguese immigrants in
cultures
the 19th century.