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cultural diffusion noun[ U ] social science specializeduk /ˌkʌl.tʃər.əl dɪˈfjuː.ʒən/ us /ˌkʌl.tʃɚ.əl dɪˈfjuː.ʒən/ the spread of cultural objects and ideas among people, within a culture or between different cultures : The two groups lived in distinct and separate locations, so little cultural diffusion took place. The region was characterized by a high degree of interaction and cultural diffusion. Since China was part of a great empire, the period facilitated two-way cultural diffusion. The ukulele was the product of cultural diffusion between Hawaiians and Portuguese immigrants in the 19th century. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Lifestyles & their study anthropogenic anthropological anthropologically anthropologist anthropology cultural cultural critic cultural criticism cultural ecology cultural geography ethnologically ethnologist ethnology hermetic socioculturally sub-trend superorganic the global village trend vegetate |