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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

It is possible to speak of typical Californian Indians and to recognise a typical Californian culture area.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

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 carabao, hog, chicken, and dog are the only animals domesticated by the Igorot of the Bontoc culture area.

From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest

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