culture area
Americannoun
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From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Throughout the Bontoc culture area Lu-ma′-wĭg is the one and only god of the people.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest
That a group of languages need not in the least correspond to a racial group or a culture area is easily demonstrated.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward
The names and phrases used in The Arrow-Maker were chosen from the culture area comprising the central valleys of California, from tribes belonging to or affiliated with the Paiute group.
From The Arrow-Maker A Drama in Three Acts by Austin, Mary Hunter
First, is the shield of the Bontoc culture area.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest
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