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CULTURAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people
Example:
ethnic food
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
social (living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups)
Derivation:
culture (the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group)
culture (all the knowledge and values shared by a society)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to the raising of plants or animals
Example:
a cultural variety
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
culture (the raising of plants or animals)
Derivation:
culture (the raising of plants or animals)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society
Example:
cultural roots
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
culture (all the knowledge and values shared by a society)
Derivation:
culture (all the knowledge and values shared by a society)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors
Example:
a person of broad cultural interests
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
culture (the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group)
Derivation:
culture (the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group)
Context examples:
Refers to large-scale environmental and cultural changes on Earth.
(Global Change, NCI Thesaurus)
In terms of behaviour, humans are unique in their capacity for learning and cultural changes but our behaviour is also influenced by our genes.
(Butterflies are genetically wired to choose a mate that looks just like them, University of Cambridge)
In some cultural traditions the family name comes first.
(Person Name, NCI Thesaurus)
Worldwide, sodium intake is slightly less than 4 g/day, though there are wide geographical and cultural variations.
(Study Shows Average Consumption of Salt Good for Heart Health, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Life style is closely associated with health behavior and factors influencing life style are socioeconomic, educational, and cultural.
(Health Behavior, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Denotes a person having origins in any indigenous people of Alaska and their descendants and who maintains tribal affiliation, or community or cultural attachment.
(Alaska Native, NCI Thesaurus)
In medicine, one goal of cultural competency is to help make sure that the quality of the healthcare is equal among different cultural groups.
(Cultural competency, NCI Dictionary)
The scientific and cultural significance of the Spirit Cave remains, which were found in 1940 in a small rocky alcove in the Great Basin Desert, was not properly understood for 50 years.
(Ancient DNA analysis unlocks secrets of Ice Age tribes in the Americas, University of Cambridge)
This could be a friend’s wedding, charity benefit, industry function or award show, cultural event or art gallery opening, designer fashion show or home-oriented Armory show, or a special dinner party.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Aleutian - a person having origins from the Aleut indigenous group of Alaska and their descendants and who maintains tribal affiliation, or community or cultural attachment.
(Aleutian, NCI Thesaurus)
