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

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Example Sentences

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Kultur

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

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

Kavala, 64, has been involved in numerous civil society projects over the decades, from a publishing house that aimed to foster social change after Turkey's 1980 coup to boosting culture through his Anadolu Kultur organisation.

From Reuters ● Nov. 26, 2021

The moving picture of Kultur, of fake idealism, of humaneness, which she had unreeled before our charitable eyes was stopped, and stopped forever.

From Lest We Forget World War Stories by Inez Bigwood

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