cultural
pronunciation
How to pronounce cultural in British English:
UK [ˈkʌltʃərəl]
How to pronounce cultural in American English:
US [ˈkʌltʃərəl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors
- denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people
- of or relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society
- relating to the raising of plants or animals
Word Origin
- cultural (adj.)
- 1868, in reference to the raising of plants or animals, from Latin cultura "tillage" (see culture) + -al (1). In reference to the cultivation of the mind, from 1875; hence, "relating to civilization or a civilization." A fertile starter-word among anthropologists and sociologists, for example cultural diffusion, in use by 1912; cultural diversity by 1935; cultural imperialism by 1937; cultural pluralism by 1932; cultural relativism by 1948.
Example
- 1. The answer is almost certainly cultural .
- 2. Of course , the cultural divide is not absolute .
- 3. This is a cultural thing .
- 4. We must avoid cultural elitism .
- 5. He was a cultural vampire .