Word: monoculturalism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mo
no
cul
tur
a
li
sm
Definition: The practice of maintaining, in a society, a single culture, suppressing the (sub)cultures of e.g. minority groups and excluding external influences.
Morphemes:
Affix: mono-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: one, single, only
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μόνος
Language: grc
Decoded: monos
Meaning: alone, only, sole, single
Affix: culture
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The conventional conducts and ideologies of a community; the system comprising of the accepted norms and values of a society.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cultūra
Language: la
Decoded: cultura
Meaning: cultivation; culture
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of ideologies expressing belief in the superiority of a certain class within the concept expressed by the root word, or a pattern of behavior or a social norm that benefits members of the group indicated by the root word. ( )
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.