Used of a place, a group, or a way of living that includes people or ideas from many different countries, races, or religions. A multicultural city has many kinds of food, languages, and festivals.

Used of a place, a group, or a way of living用來形容一個地方、一個群體，或一種生活方式 that includes people or ideas from many different countries, races, or religions包含了來自許多不同國家、種族或宗教的人或想法。A multicultural city一個multicultural（多元文化）的城市 has many kinds of food, languages, and festivals會有很多種食物、語言和節慶。

Schools and governments often like the word; it usually sounds positive, as if mixing cultures is a good thing. Though actually in some countries it has become a fighting word in politics, where people argue about whether a country should keep one shared culture or many.

Schools and governments often like the word學校和政府常常喜歡用這個詞 it usually sounds positive聽起來通常是正面的 as if mixing cultures is a good thing好像文化混合是件好事一樣。Though actually in some countries不過其實在有些國家 it has become a fighting word in politics這個詞在政治上變成了爭論的字眼 where people argue about whether a country should keep one shared culture or many人們爭論一個國家到底該維持單一共同文化，還是容納多種文化。

It can describe a neighbourhood, a school, a company, or a whole country. It is not the same as multinational — that one is about companies in many countries — and not quite the same as multi-faith, which is only about religions.

It can describe a neighbourhood, a school, a company, or a whole country它可以用來形容一個社區、一所學校、一家公司，或整個國家。It is not the same as multinational它跟multinational（跨國的）不一樣 that one is about companies in many countries那個詞講的是在很多國家都有據點的公司 and not quite the same as multi-faith也跟multi-faith（多元信仰）不完全一樣 which is only about religions那個詞只跟宗教有關。