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DictionaryculturalSociety and its ways of life
adjective

cultural

KUHL-chuh-ruhl/ˈkʌltʃərəl/

Relating to a society's shared ways of life and expression.

Teaching traditional brush painting passes on cultural knowledge.

Japanese grandmother teaches young Japanese adult traditional brush-painting, transmission of an art.
Etymology
culturLatintillage; care, cultivation
+alLatinrelating to

Cultura linked agricultural tending with figurative care and cultivation. Cultural moved from raising plants and animals to cultivating the mind and describing civilizations, then to the culture of a particular place and time.

In context

Confederation of the Antilles15:05
isolating themselves from others is the first clue as to how taino peoples have retained many of their cultural traits and beliefs through the present day
Discussing idiosyncrasy with Lynne Guitar.

More examples

  • She studied cultural differences in greeting customs.
  • The museum preserves important cultural objects.
  • Travel broadened his cultural understanding.

Forms

cultural

culture noun — a society’s shared customs and expression

Similar words

social
Broader; may concern relationships rather than shared customs and expression.
artistic
Specifically concerns the arts rather than all of a society's culture.