subculture
pronunciation
How to pronounce subculture in British English:
UK [ˈsʌbkʌltʃə(r)]
How to pronounce subculture in American English:
US [ˈsʌbˌkʌltʃɚ]
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- Noun:
- a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs
Word Origin
- subculture (n.)
- 1886, in reference to bacterial cultures, from sub- + culture (n.). From 1922 in reference to human cultures.
Example
- 1. A thriving jihadi subculture has emerged .
- 2. The whole book is an insight into a subculture which has essentially vanished .
- 3. Websites devoted to the phones are appearing and have become a genuine subculture .
- 4. Like professional wrestling , private equity has a butch subculture that is hard to take entirely seriously .
- 5. Paradoxically , although their long-term prospects look wobbly , the messenger subculture has never been stronger .