Kultur

Kul·tur

(ko͝ol-to͝or′)

1. Culture; civilization.

2. German culture and civilization as idealized by the exponents of German imperialism during the Hohenzollern and Nazi regimes.

[German, from Latin cultūra, cultivation, care; see culture.]

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Kultur

(kʊlˈtʊə)

(often used ironically) German civilization, esp as characterized by authoritarianism and earnestness

[German, from Latin cultūra culture]

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Kul•tur

(kʊlˈtur)

n. German.

(in Nazi Germany) German culture, held to be superior and characterized by subordination of the individual to national interests.

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The total product of human creativity and intellect:

civilization, culture.

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These were the native guides impressed into the service of Kultur and upon their poor, bruised bodies Kultur's brand was revealed in divers cruel wounds and bruises.

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