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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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Begin by selecting one culture area in which you are interested.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

First, is the shield of the Bontoc culture area.

From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest

In each geographic province, which also constitutes a culture area, the style of housing is different according to natural resources and climatic conditions.

From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)

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

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

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