culture area
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Begin by selecting one culture area in which you are interested.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
All studies of this kind must begin from the standpoint of a definite culture area, and I have chosen our own country for the purpose of this inquiry.
From Folklore as an Historical Science by Gomme, George Laurence
These two lines occur again in the Islamic culture area.
From On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass by Price, Derek J. de Solla (Derek John de Solla)
I know of no other primitive dwellings in the Philippines than the ones in the Bontoc culture area which are built directly on the ground.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest
The fire syringe, common west of Bontoc Province among the Tinguian, is not known in the Bontoc culture area.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest
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