Meaning of “culture” in English Dictionary

"culture" in British English

culturenoun

uk /ˈkʌl.tʃər/ us /-tʃɚ/

culture noun (WAY OF LIFE)

B1 [C or U] the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a particular time: youth/working-class culture She's studying modern Japanese language and culture.

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subculture

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American culture has been exported all over the world.
She got some books out of the library and immersed herself in Jewish history and culture.
It's a nostalgia trip back into the youth culture of the swinging 60s.
Surely it is wrong to try to impose western culture on these people?
Each culture had a special ritual to initiate boys into manhood.

culture noun (ART)

B1 [U] music, art, theatre, literature, etc.: You won't find much culture in this sleepy little town, I'm afraid! popular culture (= the books, music, etc. liked by most people)

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I was suffering from an overdose of culture.
She's the personification of culture and refinement.
The advertising industry's use of classic songs is vandalism of popular culture, he said.
There's not much here in the way of culture.

culture noun (GROWING)

› [C or U] specialized biology cells, tissues, organs, or organisms grown for scientific purposes, or the activity of breeding and keeping particular living things in order to get the substances they produce

cultureverb [T]

uk /ˈkʌl.tʃər/ us /-tʃɚ/ specialized

› to breed and keep particular living things in order to get the substances they produce

(Definition of culture from the Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"culture" in American English

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culturenoun

us /ˈkʌl·tʃər/

culture noun (WAY OF LIFE)

› social studies [C/U] the way of life of a particular people, esp. as shown in their ordinary behavior and habits, their attitudes toward each other, and their moral and religious beliefs: [U] He studied the culture of the Sioux Indians.

culture noun (ARTS)

› [U] the arts of describing, showing, or performing that represent the traditions or the way of life of a particular people or group; literature, art, music, dance, theater, etc.

culture noun (ARTIFICIAL GROWTH)

› biology [C] the growing of a group of microorganisms (= very small organisms) or other cells in an artificial environment for scientific purposes, or a group of organisms so grown

cultureverb [T]

/ˈkʌl·tʃər/

culture verb [T] (GROW ARTIFICIALLY)

› biology to grow cells, bacteria, or similar things for scientific purposes

(Definition of culture from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

"culture" in Business English

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culturenoun

uk us /ˈkʌltʃər/

› [C or U] the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a particular time: You will need time to get used to working in a different culture. In today's culture, wireless is part of our daily lives.

› [C or U] WORKPLACE the ideas and ways of working that are typical for an organization, and that affect how it does business and how its employees behave: culture (of sth) Where I work there's a culture of collaboration.build/develop/foster, etc. a culture Our aim was to foster a culture of innovation at all levels in the company.business/company/management culture This is a handy guide to the management culture in the countries with which we do business.

See also

corporate culture

safety culture

› [U] PRODUCTION the growing of crops: The conditions in the area are ideal for vegetable culture.

(Definition of culture from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of “culture”
in Korean	(사회) 문화, (예술) 문화…
in Arabic	ثَقافة, حَضارة…
in Malaysian	budaya, ilmu pengetahuan, kebudayaan…
in French	culture, élevage…
in Russian	культура, выращивание, разведение…
in Chinese (Traditional)	生活方式, 文化（尤指某一群體在某一時期普遍的風俗習慣和信仰）…
in Italian	cultura…
in Turkish	kültür, toplum, sanat…
in Polish	kultura, hodowla…
in Spanish	cultura, cultivo…
in Vietnamese	văn hóa, sự tu dưỡng, văn minh…
in Portuguese	cultura…
in Thai	วัฒนธรรม, การพัฒนาจิตใจด้วยการศึกษา, รสนิยมในศิลปะ วรรณกรรม หรือดนตรี…
in German	die Kultur, die Bildung, die Zucht…
in Catalan	cultura…
in Japanese	（国や社会固有の）文化, （音楽、劇などの）文化…
in Chinese (Simplified)	生活方式, 文化（尤指某一群体在某一时期普遍的风俗习惯和信仰）…
in Indonesian	kebudayaan, peradaban, citarasa…

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“culture” in American English

3noun
1verb
- culture (GROW ARTIFICIALLY)

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