culture area
nounAnthropology.
a region having a distinct pattern of culture.
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How to use culture area in a sentence
That a group of languages need not in the least correspond to a racial group or a culture area is easily demonstrated.
Language | Edward SapirIn Banawi, in the Quiangan culture area, a district having no public buildings, one can scarcely find a trace of skin eruption.
The Bontoc Igorot | Albert Ernest JenksThe carabao, hog, chicken, and dog are the only animals domesticated by the Igorot of the Bontoc culture area.
The Bontoc Igorot | Albert Ernest JenksThroughout the Bontoc culture area Lu-ma′-wĭg is the one and only god of the people.
The Bontoc Igorot | Albert Ernest JenksThe custom of wife capture is fairly frequent, especially in the upper Agsan where the Manbo is within the Mandya culture area.
The Manbos of Mindano | John M. Garvan
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