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.

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Kultur British  

/ kʊlˈtʊə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Kultur

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.

From New York Times • May 30, 2023

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.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2023

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

Kavala himself is accused of spreading protests through his organization Anadolu Kultur, which promotes culture and rights.

From Reuters • Mar. 19, 2019

If this isn't Kultur, I should like to know what is.

From The Woman of Mystery by Leblanc, Maurice