Definition(s)
The gradual process by which a minority group adopts the patterns of behaviour of a majority group or host society and is eventually absorbed by the majority group / host society.
Source(s)
Malgesini and Giménez: Guía de conceptos sobre migraciones racismo e inteculturalidad, 2000
Translations
- BG: асимилация
- CS: asimilace
- DE: Assimilation
- EL: αφομοίωση
- EN: assimilation
- ES: asimilación
- ET: assimileeruma
- FI: assimilaatio
- FR: assimilation
- GA: asamhlú
- HU: asszimiláció
- IT: assimilazione
- LT: asimiliacija
- LV: asimilācija
- MT: Assimilazzjoni
- NL: assimilatie
- PL: asymilacja
- PT: assimilação
- RO: asimilare
- SK: asimilácia
- SL: asimilacija
- SV: assimilering
- NO: assimilering
Synonym(s)
- cultural assimilation