[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

acculturation
     n 1: the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding
          culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of
          their culture" syn: socialization, socialisation, enculturation
     2: all the knowledge and values shared by a society syn: culture
     3: the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing
        cognitive structure syn: assimilation
see also:
socialization socialisation enculturation culture assimilation 

[2] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

38 moby thesaurus words for "acculturation":
   americanization, admission, adoption, affiliation, assimilation,
   citizenship by naturalization, citizenship papers, civility,
   civilization, complex, cultivation, cultural drift, culture,
   culture area, culture center, culture complex, culture conflict,
   culture contact, culture pattern, culture shock, culture trait,
   education, enculturation, enlightenment, ethos, folkways,
   key trait, mores, nationalization, naturalization,
   naturalized citizenship, papers, polish, refinement, socialization,
   society, trait, trait-complex

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