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Meaning culture meaning

What does culture mean?
Definitions in simple English

culture Noun

— A culture is a common history, set of beliefs, or way of life within a group of people. Rock and roll is a central part of American popular culture. When I moved to China, it took me a long time to start to understand the culture.

culture

— noun (= civilization, civilisation) a particular society at a particular time and place early Mayan civilization — noun the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group — noun (= acculturation) all the knowledge and values shared by a society — noun (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar) the culture of cells in a Petri dish — noun the raising of plants or animals the culture of oysters — noun the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization the developing drug culture the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture — verb grow in a special preparation the biologist grows microorganisms — noun (= polish, refinement, finish) a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality they performed with great polish I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art — -Joseph Conrad

Synonyms culture synonyms

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civilization cultivation society civilisation education training refinement custom tillage practice drill cultivate tradition knowledge crop way of life self-discipline raising polish nurture manners learning humanity grow grace finish farm elegance decorum acculturation writing working work way of living urbanity upbringing treatment therapy tending tame strain sow schooling rule remedy rearing raise propriety propagate practise

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Topics culture topics

What do people use culture to talk about?
Universe, creation

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Universe, creation Animal

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Social behavior Behavior

Culture

Conjugation culture conjugation

How do you conjugate culture?

culture · verb

Examples culture examples

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Simple sentences

When I moved to the United States four years ago, I had problems adapting to a new language and culture.
Whether a joke is found to be funny depends strongly on the culture.
In culture, they are on the same plane as savages.
In a foreign country most of us go through culture shock.
I thought it would be a good idea to get back in touch with Japanese culture and history.
It is generally hard to adapt to living in a foreign culture.
Maori culture is now spreading more and more among us and their language has become an official language.
It is important to understand that each country has its own culture.
The two countries differ in religion and culture.
The concept of zero sprang from the Hindu culture.
This might lead us to believe that a simple culture would make use of a simple language, that a complex culture would make use of a complex language, and so on.
You can't separate language from culture.
I am interested in studying German culture.
The inhabitants are proud of their urban culture.
We have to transmit our culture to the next generation.
Television could be an important source of culture, and its educational broadcasts are valued in many schools.
Culture Day falls on Monday this year.
From the viewpoint of tissue culture, the environment for this experiment should be more rigidly defined.
He is what we call a man of culture.
He tried to absorb as much of the local culture as possible.
They had a culture of their own.
She is what is called a woman of culture.
Culture destroys language.
Culture is handed down from generation to generation.

Movie subtitles

A culture reasserting itself on the world stage.
I believe in business and culture.
And then I raised my hat in honor of your country, the one true beacon of culture and civilization.
That is how White aborigines culture became fashionable in Africa.
This vision was so vivid and so moving that I determined to gather together all things of beauty and culture that I could and preserve them here against the doom toward which the world is rushing.
But you are the unfortunate product of a doomed culture.
This struggle impedes the development of culture.
What culture are you worried about?
The culture of a small group of people?
What's the sense of my taking a trip, acquiring art and culture if you're not going to pay attention?
Then we try a little physical culture.
Nina? Make a culture of this and prepare an antitoxin as soon as possible.
That a pure culture of a parasite, introduced into the parent bloodstream, will destroy not only its own kind, but themselves as well.
At least I'm catching up on my culture.
It's their culture, their roots.
Bravo! After all, one day you will be man of culture!
Honesty, courage, morality and culture.
Spain is an old country with a very rich culture, Mr. Pitt.
You mean that a woman of your culture and beauty and money and wealth and money would marry that impostor?
Haven't you a bit of culture?
But that's the pan that I used for the hydrophobia culture, and it turned out positive.
West of Tibet native autocrats attempt to reconcile the millennial culture of their peoples with modern civilization.
The people of this country as well as its leaders attempted to defend their ancient laws and their individual culture against foreign influence through xenophobic seclusiveness.
Through long daily marches we approach the river basin of the Brahmaputra, from which once originated the culture of God's country.
Tokyo. city of culture and progress.
His culture and sensitivity. so far above his milieu makes him look like a perfect fool.
Take a blood culture. Don't waste any time.
Absorbing culture at the gallery.
They come here to take their third year and lap up some culture.
Still we can't buy milk regularly! Is this our culture?
That bank statement might have made it possible for you to go to grammar school, for us to have a house, for you to understand that culture you drivel on about.
You and I are in the village the only ones. and I'm leaving out Mr Nooteboom for the moment on purpose. the only people of culture.
Because they have a different spiritual culture.
They think it's a sign of culture.

News and current affairs

As an Arabist by training, immersed in Arab and Muslim culture, he always hoped that the glorious Arab past could be rejuvenated, that an Arab and Muslim culture of tolerance could triumph over fanaticism and extremism.
Questioning culture is, of course, a politically incorrect approach.
Now that many European nations have become increasingly mixed in terms of ethnicity and culture, the only way forward is to learn to live together.
As a result, gun ownership has become perversely linked to freedom in the vast gun-owning American sub-culture.
Indeed, America's gun culture is a threat to freedom, after the murder of a president, senator, and other public leaders, and countless assassination attempts against public officials over recent decades.
Yet US gun culture remains as pervasive as it is unrecorded.
Since its victory in the Cold War, America's global hegemony has rested on three pillars: economic power, military might, and a vast capacity to export its popular culture.
Not only are Canada and Mexico the US's first and second largest trading partners, but the three countries maintain a myriad of relationships--in business, tourism, and culture--that do not pass through their embassies or governments.
But simply giving developing nations greater voting power will make little difference if the IMF's organizational culture is not changed as well.
There are good reasons not to leave culture, education, lifestyles, or jobs completely exposed to the creative destruction of market forces.
Over the decades, the movement has developed a political culture of indiscipline.
Historically, the Kurds - who are distinct in language, culture, and historical consciousness from Arabs - never had their day in court.
Just as people increasingly admire international celebrities, so they believe that world famous centers of business, technology, and culture - whose names are household words to people everywhere - are uniquely valuable.
It is always risky to speculate about hidden motives; nevertheless, systematic disparagement of Israeli society and culture undoubtedly encourages the sense that anti-Semitism, too, is a permitted prejudice.
This will require strengthening the rule of law and ending the prevailing culture of impunity.
Arafat's legacy is thus a political culture in which a leader may portray a disastrous tactic, strategy, or outcome as a victory and be believed.
One-man rule has been so completely embedded in North Korea's political culture and system that it is difficult to expect collective leadership to succeed.
Think of it as the order of the church choir, where individual members cooperate on the basis of a shared culture and values.
Culture is a necessary pause from the daily rat race, from our chaotic and often vulgar political surroundings, and it is a chance to recover our spiritual energy.
But the patriarchal culture from which Alexievich emerged is far from dead.
However discomfiting a possibility, the real culprit might be Indian culture and tradition itself.
Its strength resides in its people, its culture, and the goodwill it has built up among its customers and suppliers.
Iranians have a sense of seniority, if not superiority, born of a rich and ancient culture that has survived into modern times.
There is something about the narrative - a sex symbol sacrificing her fetishized breasts for the sake of her children, with her husband staying by her side - that is deeply reassuring to women in Western culture.
As in the Tang Dynasty, arts and culture were at center stage, reflecting the country's economic prowess and political might.
The first objection argues that all rights and values are defined and limited by cultural perceptions; there is no universal culture, therefore there are no universal human rights.

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