Kulturkreis

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German

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Etymology

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Kultur (culture) +‎ Kreis (circle)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌkʁaɪ̯s/
  • Hyphenation: Kul‧tur‧kreis
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Noun

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Kulturkreis m (strong, genitive Kulturkreises, plural Kulturkreise)

  1. A cultural sphere or zone.
    • 1843, Heinrich Berghaus, Grundriss der Geographie, page 1002:
      Dadurch sind alle diese Völkerschaften, die überdem nur durch Dialekt-Verschiedenheit der Sprache getrennt sind, in einen Kulturkreis getreten, der von Einem Mittelpunkt die Gemeinschaft von National-Interessen erstrebt hat.
      All of these peoples, which are moreover divided only by dialectal differences of language, have thus entered into a cultural sphere that has aspired to the commonality of national interests from a single central point.
    • 2011, Carsten Grau, Karsten Markwardt, Internationale Verträge, →ISBN, page 69:
      Auch anhand des Zeitfaktors lässt sich der asiatische Kulturkreis als kollektivistisch charakterisieren []
      The Asian cultural sphere can also be characterised as collectivist based on the factor of time []
  2. (anthropology, dated) In the theory of the Kulturkreis school, a complex of related cultural traits believed to have historically diffused together across different parts of the world.

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Further reading

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  • Kulturkreis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache