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cul·tur·al

 (kŭl′chər-əl)
adj.
Of or relating to culture or cultivation.

cul′tur·al·ly adv.
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cultural

(ˈkʌltʃərəl)
adj
1. (Art Terms) of or relating to artistic or social pursuits or events considered to be valuable or enlightened
2. (Sociology) of or relating to a culture or civilization
3. (Horticulture) (of certain varieties of plant) obtained by specialized breeding
ˈculturally adv
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cul•tur•al

(ˈkʌl tʃər əl)

adj.
1. of or pertaining to culture.
2. of or pertaining to cultivation.
[1865–70]
cul′tur•al•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.cultural - of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors; "cultural events"; "a person of broad cultural interests"
2.cultural - denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; "influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy; "ethnic food"
social - living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behavior"
3.cultural - of or relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society; "cultural roots"
4.cultural - relating to the raising of plants or animals; "a cultural variety"
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cultural

adjective
1. ethnic, national, native, folk, racial a deep sense of honour which was part of his cultural heritage
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cultural

adjective
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Translations
ثَـقافي، حَضاريثَقَافيّ
kulturní
kulturel
kulttuuri-
kulturni
kulturális
menningarlegur, menningar-
文化の
문화의
kultúrny
kulturen
kulturell
ทางวัฒนธรรม
thuộc văn hóa

cultural

[ˈkʌltʃərəl]
A. ADJcultural
B. CPD cultural attaché Nagregado/a m/f cultural
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cultural

[ˈkʌltʃərəl] adj
(relating to customs and cultures) [heritage, history] → culturel(le); [differences, diversity, change] → culturel(le)
cultural awareness → conscience f des différences entre cultures
(relating to the arts) [event, festival] → culturel(le)
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cultural

adjKultur-; resemblances, eventskulturell; cultural differenceskulturelle Unterschiede pl, → Kulturunterschiede pl; what sort of cultural activities are there?was wird kulturell geboten?; we enjoyed a very cultural eveningwir hatten einen kulturell sehr anspruchsvollen Abend; could you not do something a little more cultural with your spare time?könntest du deine Freizeit nicht etwas kultivierter gestalten or verbringen?; culture channel (TV, Rad) → Kulturkanal m; (world) cultural heritage(Welt)kulturerbe nt
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cultural

[ˈkʌltʃrl] adjculturale
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culture

(ˈkaltʃə) noun
1. a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation. the Jewish culture.
2. improvement of the mind etc by education etc. He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.
3. educated taste in art, literature, music etc. He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.
4. (a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.
5. the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.
ˈcultural adjective
ˈcultured adjective
(negative uncultured) well-educated.
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cultural

ثَقَافيّ kulturní kulturel kulturell πολιτιστικός cultural kulttuuri- culturel kulturni culturale 文化の 문화의 cultureel kulturell kulturalny cultural культурный kulturell ทางวัฒนธรรม kültürel thuộc văn hóa 文化的
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