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title: multicultural — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «multicultural» in the school dictionary: Having or including people from many different cultures, countries, religions or backgrounds. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# multicultural

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**Who acts:** school, we, London, Canada, festival, Living · **What happens:** have, include, show, celebrate, be, speak · **To what, where:** many different cultures, multicultural festival, many cultures, twenty languages, multicultural cities, food · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«multicultural» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [multicultural in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/multicultural.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having or including people from many different cultures, countries, religions or backgrounds.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicultural:m1:1
# text = Having or including people from many different cultures, countries, religions or backgrounds.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	including	include	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	case	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cultures	culture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	backgrounds	background	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  |  |  | many different cultures and countries and religions or backgrounds |  | include people | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **include** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Showing or celebrating many cultures, as in "a multicultural festival".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicultural:m2:1
# text = Showing or celebrating many cultures, as in "a multicultural festival".
1	Showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	celebrating	celebrate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cultures	culture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	multicultural	multicultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | gerund |  |  |  | a multicultural festival |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **celebrate** | gerund |  | many cultures |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent culture=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school is multicultural; we speak over twenty languages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicultural:x1:1
# text = Our school is multicultural; we speak over twenty languages.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	multicultural	multicultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our school |  |  |  |  | multicultural *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | we |  |  | twenty languages |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
London, Toronto and Sydney are very multicultural cities.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicultural:x2:1
# text = London, Toronto and Sydney are very multicultural cities.
1	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	Toronto	Toronto	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	Sydney	Sydney	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	multicultural	multicultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | London and Toronto and Sydney | multicultural cities |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On Multicultural Day we brought food from our families' countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicultural:x3:1
# text = On Multicultural Day we brought food from our families' countries.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	Multicultural	Multicultural	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | we | food |  | our families's countries | on Multicultural Day |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent food=Theme on day=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Canada calls itself a multicultural country.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicultural:x4:1
# text = Canada calls itself a multicultural country.
1	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	multicultural	multicultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | Canada | itself *= it* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent itself=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The festival had multicultural music and dance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicultural:x5:1
# text = The festival had multicultural music and dance.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	multicultural	multicultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the festival | multicultural music and dance |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Living in a multicultural area helps you learn about other people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicultural:x6:1
# text = Living in a multicultural area helps you learn about other people.
1	Living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	multicultural	multicultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | gerund |  |  |  | a multicultural area |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in area=Location |
| 2 | **help** | present | Living | you |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **learn** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about other people | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about people=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A multicultural class can share many different festivals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicultural:x7:1
# text = A multicultural class can share many different festivals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	multicultural	multicultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	festivals	festival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | can | a multicultural class | many different festivals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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