cultural
Americanadjective
adjective
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of or relating to artistic or social pursuits or events considered to be valuable or enlightened
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of or relating to a culture or civilization
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(of certain varieties of plant) obtained by specialized breeding
Other Word Forms
- anticultural adjective
- anticulturally adverb
- culturally adverb
- de-cultural adjective
- noncultural adjective
- nonculturally adverb
- precultural adjective
- preculturally adverb
- pseudocultural adjective
- pseudoculturally adverb
- transcultural adjective
- transculturally adverb
Etymology
Origin of cultural
Example Sentences
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Industry analysts have pointed to the group’s continued commercial and cultural presence as evidence of its singular influence.
From Salon
The Oscar and Grammy-award winning composer is the latest artist to say they will no longer appear at the national cultural institution over the recent changes.
From BBC
Known as the Durand Line, it is normally a conduit between the Pakistanis and Afghans who live near it and share deep cultural, economic and even family ties.
From Barron's
This "kidult" trend is not unique to China, as young adults around the world question "outdated understandings of adulthood", says Prof Erica Kanesaka, a cultural expert at Emory University in the US.
From BBC
But the auction was cancelled after the Indian Ministry of Culture issued a legal order calling the jewels the "inalienable religious and cultural heritage of India and the global Buddhist community".
From Barron's
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