Kultur

[ kool-toor ]

nounGerman.
  1. (in Nazi Germany) native culture, held to be superior to that of other countries and subordinating the individual to national interests.

  1. a civilization characteristic of a time or a people.

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Kultur

/ (kʊlˈtʊə) /


noun
  1. (often used ironically) German civilization, esp as characterized by authoritarianism and earnestness

Origin of Kultur

1
German, from Latin cultūra culture

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