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culture
What does culture mean?
culture (noun): the beliefs, values, behavior, and material objects that constitute a people's way of life.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce culture?
/ˈkʌltʃɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does culture come from?
From Middle French culture (“cultivation; culture”), from Latin cultūra (“cultivation; culture”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to culture
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “culture” mean?
the act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing
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a geographic area under control of a single governing entity such as state or municipality
Not quite: that's what territory means.
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
Not quite: that's what facility means.
the beliefs, values, behavior, and material objects that constitute a people's way of life
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