cultuur

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Etymology

From Middle French culture (“cultivation; culture”), from Latin cultūra (“cultivation; culture”), from cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“till, cultivate, worship”) (related to colōnus and colōnia), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʏlˈtyr/,
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  • Hyphenation: cul‧tuur
  • Rhymes: -yr

Noun

cultuur f (plural culturen, diminutive cultuurtje n)

  1. culture (practices and beliefs particular to a society or group)
    Elk land heeft zijn eigen unieke cultuur.
    Every country has its own unique culture.
    Ze is gefascineerd door de cultuur van de Inuit.
    She is fascinated by the culture of the Inuit.
  2. culture (arts, historic heritage and creative media as a sector)
    Ze werkt in de cultuursector als museumgids.
    She works in the culture sector as a museum guide.
    Het bevorderen van de cultuur is een belangrijke taak van de overheid.
    Promoting culture is an important task of the government.
  3. culture (cultivation, tillage of crops)
    Cultuur van gewassen is essentieel voor de voedselproductie.
    The cultivation of crops is essential for food production.
    De cultuur van tarwe is een belangrijk deel van de landbouw.
    The cultivation of wheat is an important part of agriculture.
  4. culture (collective of microorganisms, such as artificially bred bacteria or fungi)
    Ze kweekten een cultuur van bacteriën voor het experiment.
    They grew a culture of bacteria for the experiment.
    In het lab werd een schimmelcultuur gebruikt voor onderzoek.
    In the lab, a fungus culture was used for research.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kultuur
  • → Indonesian: kultur
  • → Sranan Tongo: culturu, kulturu
    • → Caribbean Javanese: kultur
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