cultural

cultural (ˈkʌltʃərəl)

—*adj*
1.	of or relating to artistic or social pursuits or events considered to be valuable or enlightened
2.	of or relating to a culture or civilization
3.	(of certain varieties of plant) obtained by specialized breeding

'culturally

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

cultural

1868, in ref. to the raising of plants or animals, from L. 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 word among anthropologists

and sociologists: e.g. Cultural diffusion, in use by 1912; cultural diversity by 1935; cultural imperialism by 1937; cultural pluralism by 1932; cultural relativism by 1948. Related: Culturalization (by 1929); culturally (1889).

Example sentences

Cultural, educational and romantic adventure entices.

Each economic program takes into account the government's desire to protect the

country's environment and cultural traditions.

They're now promising self-esteem and cultural transformation.

These data instead given some support to models which posit that group-level

cultural dynamics must also be taken into account.

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"... with every Asiatic country where we operate in cooperation with the existing culture, the need for intelligent understanding of that country and its ways of life will be crucial. These nations will very likely not respond to appeals with which we are familiar, and not value rewards which seem to us irresistible. The danger—and it would be fatal to world peace—is that in our ignorance of their cultural values we shall meet in head-on collision and incontinently fall back on the old pattern of imposing our own values by force."

-Ruth Benedict