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culture area

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noun

Anthropology.
  1. a region having a distinct pattern of culture.


Example Sentences

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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

Since the Kankanay have been studied very little, the exact extent of their culture area is not at present certain.

From Kankanay Ceremonies (American Archaeology and Ethnology) by Moss, C. R.

Throughout the Bontoc culture area Lu-ma′-wĭg, otherwise known but less frequently spoken of as Fu′-ni and Kam-bun′-yan, is the supreme being.

From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest

The bow and arrow, used wherever the Negrito is in Luzon, is not known to the Igorot warrior of the Bontoc culture area.

From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest