Kultur
[koo l-toor]
|
noun German.
(in Nazi Germany) native culture, held to be superior to that of other countries and subordinating the individual to national interests.
a civilization characteristic of a time or a people.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for kultur
Historical Examples of kultur
They are aggressively German in sentiment, language, character and Kultur.
England and GermanyEmile Joseph Dillon
Some tame professors are paid by the State to give an impression of "Kultur."
Face to Face with KaiserismJames W. Gerard
"The artist says that you have no Kultur," I told him; for I wanted to see how he received a shock.
Home Life in GermanyMrs. Alfred Sidgwick
"I am sure that is not a proof of Kultur," I said hurriedly.
Home Life in GermanyMrs. Alfred Sidgwick
Kultur can by no means dispense with passions, vices and malignities.
Gems (?) of German ThoughtVarious
Kultur
noun
Word Origin for Kultur
German, from Latin cultūra culture
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper