Culture
The collective beliefs, customs, arts, and way of life of a group of people—the totality of learned behavior, knowledge, and expression that defines a human community.
/kəlt rɑ/ 🇬🇧 UK/kəlt rɒ/Definition
The collective beliefs, customs, arts, and way of life of a group of people—the totality of learned behavior, knowledge, and expression that defines a human community.
Detailed
The collective beliefs, customs, arts, and way of life of a group of people—the totality of learned behavior, knowledge, and expression that defines a human community. From Latin ‘cultūra’ (cultivation/tending), from ‘colere’ (to cultivate). Originally agricultural—cultivating land. Extended to cultivating the mind and society. Sanskrit ‘saṃskṛti’.
Etymology
From Latin ‘cultūra’ (cultivation/tending), from ‘colere’ (to cultivate). Originally agricultural—cultivating land. Extended to cultivating the mind and society. Sanskrit ‘saṃskṛti’.
Explanations
Conceptual Breakdown
The collective beliefs, customs, arts, and way of life of a group of people—the totality of learned behavior, knowledge, and expression that defines a human community.
Translations & Equivalents
| Language | Script | Transliteration | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telugu | సంస్కృతి | సంస్కృతి | |
| Tamil | பண்பாடு | பண்பாடு | |
| Kannada | ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ | ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ | |
| Malayalam | സംസ്കാരം | സംസ്കാരം | |
| Hindi | संस्कृति | संस्कृति | |
| Sanskrit | संस्कृतिः | संस्कृतिः | |
| Gujarati | સંસ્કૃતિ | સંસ્કૃતિ | |
| Bengali | সংস্কৃতি | সংস্কৃতি | |
| Marathi | संस्कृती | संस्कृती | |
| Urdu | ثقافت | ثقافت | |
| Arabic | ثقافة | ثقافة | |
| French | culture | culture | |
| German | Kultur | Kultur | |
| Spanish | cultura | cultura | |
| Portuguese | cultura | cultura | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 文化 | 文化 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 文化 | 文化 | |
| Japanese | 文化 | 文化 | |
| Polish | kultura | kultura | |
| Russian | культура | культура | |
| Malay | budaya | budaya | |
| Indonesian | budaya | budaya | |
| Filipino | kultura | kultura | |
| Italian | cultura | cultura | |
| Danish | kultur | kultur | |
| English | culture | culture |
Videos
More video explanations by language
- Culture: Identité Collective et Transmission
- 文化: 集体身份和传承
- Cultura: Identidade Coletiva e Transmissão
- الثقافة: الهوية الجماعية والنقل
- संस्कृति: सामूहिक पहचान और संचरण
- 文化：集団的アイデンティティと伝播
- Kultur: Menschliche Gesellschaft und Identität
- Культура: Человеческое общество и идентичность
- Cultura: Società Umana e Identità
- Kultura: Społeczeństwo Ludzkie i Tożsamość
- Kultur: Menneskelige Samfund og Identitet
- সংস্কৃতি: মানব সমাজ ও পরিচয়
- Budaya: Masyarakat dan Identitas Manusia
- Budaya: Masyarakat dan Identiti Manusia
- Kultura: Lipunan at Pagkakakilanlan ng Tao
- فرهنگ: جامعه و هویت انسانی
- Πολιτισμός: Ανθρώπινη Κοινωνία και Ταυτότητα
- கலாச்சாரம்: மனித சமூகமும் அடையாளமும்
- ثقافت: انسانی معاشرہ اور شناخت
- תרבות: חברה ואחדות אנושית
- సంస్కృతి: మానవ సమాజం మరియు గుర్తింపు
- સંસ્કૃતિ: માનવ સમાજ અને ઓળખ
- ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ: ಮಾನವ ಸಮಾಜ ಮತ್ತು ಗುರುತು
- സംസ്കാരം: മനുഷ്യ സമൂഹം ഐഡന്റിറ്റി
- 文化：人類社會與認同
- Kultur: Mänskligt Samhälle och Identitet
- Culture – Javanese Explanation
- Culture – Korean (cultural loan) Explanation
- Culture – Latin Explanation
- Culture – Marathi Explanation
- Culture – Sanskrit Explanation
- Culture – Tongan Explanation
- Culture – Welsh Explanation
- Culture – Wolof Explanation
- Culture – Xhosa Explanation
- Culture – Zulu/Xhosa Explanation