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Kultur

American  
[kool-toor] / kʊlˈtur /

noun

German.
  1. (in Nazi Germany) native culture, held to be superior to that of other countries and subordinating the individual to national interests.

  2. culture.

  3. a civilization characteristic of a time or a people.


Kultur British  
/ kʊlˈtʊə /

noun

  1. (often used ironically) German civilization, esp as characterized by authoritarianism and earnestness

"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

Etymology

Origin of Kultur

German, from Latin cultūra culture


Example Sentences

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The benefactors include a private foundation called Kunst und Kultur DM, which is affiliated with Dietrich Mateschitz, an Austrian businessman who is a founder of Red Bull.

From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2022

Kavala, 64, founded Anadolu Kultur, an organization that promotes diversity, culture and human rights.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2022

Kavala is the founder of a nonprofit organization, Anadolu Kultur, which focuses on cultural and artistic projects promoting peace and dialogue.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2022

The family outfitted young Gropius abundantly with Kultur, but industry was everywhere in fin-de-siècle Berlin, whose population more than doubled between 1871 and 1900, to 1.9 million.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 22, 2019

And if our heart, by its nature, insists on going out to the sacrificed, our delight in Athenian Kultur will be henceforth shot through with anguish.

From Is civilization a disease? by Stanton Coit

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