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cultural change

American

[kuhl-cher-uhl chaynj] / ˈkʌl tʃər əl ˈtʃeɪndʒ /

noun

plural

cultural changes

Also, culture change, alteration in a society's culture, resulting either from internal development or from interchange with members of other societies.

Example Sentences

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They reveal a time of major population growth and cultural change, driven by contact between different human groups.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

It was a major cultural change for someone who had come up on the British populist right, as the restaurant attracted patrons interested in blockchain and not just in Brexit.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

This shift reflects a broader cultural change as well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

It is understood Sir Keir said he looked forward to working with the Women's PLP on tackling misogyny and doing more to achieve cultural change.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Beginning a little more than two thousand years ago, the central and lower Amazon were rocked by extreme cultural change.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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