kultur noun. [kʊl'tu:r] Also Kultur. E20.
[German from Latin cultura or French culture CULTURE noun.]
German civilization and culture, esp. (derog.) seen as racialist, authoritarian, and militaristic.

Comb.:
kulturgeschichte [-gǝʃɪçtǝ] [Geschichte history] the history of the cultural development of a country etc.; history of civilization; kulturkampf [-kampf] [Kampf struggle] the conflict in 19th-cent. Germany between the civil and ecclesiastical authorities for the control of schools and Church appointments; kulturkreis [-kraɪs], pl. -e [-ǝ], [Kreis sphere] a cultural group; a cultural complex; kulturstaat [-ʃta:t], pl. -en [-ǝn], [Staat State] a civilized country; kulturträger [-trɛ:gǝr], pl. same, [Träger carrier] an agent of cultural transmission.

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