How to create an "otherworldy" feel in a fantasy novel?

Writing this novel, which is set in a different world, I am having some trouble giving the Tolkien feel of a multi-cultured world. I have tried to use, by studying international mythology, creatures different than Tolkien's typical elves and dwarves and hobbits and whatnot. But I am still having trouble conveying the feel of a world the has many races and cultures and species, even if the main character is human. What could help me give this effect?

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How to create an "otherworldy" feel in a fantasy novel?

I am currently writing a high fantasy novel.

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