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| Asian-American |
of or pertaining to Americans of Asian descent or to their history or culture. |
| assimilate |
to absorb and incorporate (an ethnically distinct group) into the prevailing culture. [1/8 definitions] |
| assimilation |
the process by which minority groups, such as immigrants, slowly absorb the characteristics of the dominant culture. [1/3 definitions] |
| Assyrian |
of or pertaining to Assyria or its people, culture, language, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| Athabaskan |
of, pertaining to, or designating the Athabaskans or their culture, languages, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| Athenian |
of or pertaining to Athens or its inhabitants, culture, government, or the like (used esp. of classical Athens). [1/2 definitions] |
| Attic |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Attica or Athens, esp. in classical times, or its people, culture, language, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| Azerbaijani |
of or pertaining to Azerbaijan or its people, culture, language, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| Bangladeshi |
of or pertaining to Bangladesh or its people, culture, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| barbarian |
a person in a culture believed by those in another culture to be savage, primitive, or uncivilized. [1/4 definitions] |
| Basque |
of, designating, or pertaining to the Basques or their language or culture. [1/3 definitions] |
| Belgian |
of or pertaining to Belgium or its people, culture, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| Belorussian |
of or pertaining to Belarus or its people, culture, language, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| Bengali |
of or pertaining to the region of Bengal or its people, culture, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| Bohemian |
of or pertaining to Bohemia, its people, culture, language, or the like. [1/6 definitions] |
| Brazilian |
of or pertaining to Brazil or its people, culture, language, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| Breton |
of or pertaining to Brittany or its people, culture, language, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| British |
of or pertaining to Great Britain or the United Kingdom, or its people, culture, language, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| Bronze Age |
the stage or level of development of human culture that followed the Stone Age and was characterized by the use of bronze tools and weapons; about 3,500 B.C. to 1,000 B.C. |
| Burmese |
of or pertaining to Myanmar or its people, culture, language, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| buttermilk |
a sour milk produced from milk by adding a bacterial culture. [1/2 definitions] |
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