Kultur

[kool-toor]

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

/ kʊlˈtʊə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kultur¹

German, from Latin cultūra _culture

Example Sentences

Mr. Erdogan has been a pioneer in tapping the power of women in grass-roots politics in Turkey, said Nur Sinem Kourou, a professor at Istanbul Kultur University who has studied his party’s women’s groups.

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After building up his family companies in the 1980s, he sought to address political conflict and founded Anadolu Kultur, an organization devoted to art and cultural exchanges.

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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.

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The statement did not offer details about Utopia’s European benefactors, except to say they included a private foundation called Kunst und Kultur DM.

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

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