acculturated definition
Definition of acculturation. 1  1 : cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture the acculturation of immigrants to American life; also : a merging of cultures as a result of prolonged contact. 2 : the process by which a human being acquires the culture of a particular society from infancy.
Acculturation is a process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group.