culture area
Americannoun
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From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
That a group of languages need not in the least correspond to a racial group or a culture area is easily demonstrated.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward
This practice of bathing in lonely lakes closely recalls the custom prevalent along the Pacific slope for some distance northward, and within California it is probably not strictly confined to the Northwestern culture area.
From The Religion of the Indians of California by Kroeber, A. L.
The names and phrases used in The Arrow-Maker were chosen from the culture area comprising the central valleys of California, from tribes belonging to or affiliated with the Paiute group.
From The Arrow-Maker A Drama in Three Acts by Austin, Mary Hunter
Throughout the Bontoc culture area Lu-ma′-wĭg, otherwise known but less frequently spoken of as Fu′-ni and Kam-bun′-yan, is the supreme being.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest
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