cultural

Relating to traditions

Cultural describes what relates to culture—the shared beliefs, practices, arts, and customs of a group.

A cultural tradition is passed down through generations.

Cultural differences distinguish one society from another.

The word appears in compounds like cultural heritage, cultural exchange, and culture war.

Something multicultural involves multiple cultures coexisting.

identity

ethnicity

Shared cultural heritage group

diaspora · heritage · kinship · ancestral · lineage · belonging · roots · motherland · homeland · assimilation

traditions

festivals

Organized communal celebrations

  • ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
  • ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
  • customsTraditional practices or import taxes

heritage · ancestry · cuisine · costumes · celebrations · observances · rites · etiquette · mores · beliefs

arts

painting

Pigment on canvas

theater · literature · cinema · photography · opera · ballet · poetry · gallery · museum · symphony

Categories
Opposites
nature vs nurture

culturalbiological

Relating to living organisms

genetic · natural · innate · instinctive · hereditary

civilization vs primitivity

culturalbarbarous

Savagely cruel, uncivilized

uncivilized · uncultured · savage · primitive · philistine

collective vs individual

culturalindividual

One separate human being

personal · idiosyncratic · unsocial · private · asocial

Phrases
Family

culture, cultured, agriculture, cultures, uncultured, agricultural, multicultural, culturally, horticulture

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