Meaning of kultur | Babel Free
/kʊlˈtuːɹ/Definitions
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German culture or civilization, especially seen as authoritarian or racist during the period of world wars (1914-18 and 1939-45) uncountable
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Alternative spelling of kultur. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Examples
“1963: so much rot spoken about their inferior kultur-position and our herrenschaft – but that was for the Kaiser and the businessmen at home — Thomas Pynchon, V.”
“The bestialization produced by war and militant patriotism came openly to the front with all the horrors of savagery, rapine, deportation, atrocities, and the inhuman slaughter of millions of human beings for the glory of the Fatherland and Kultur and for "the making of the world fit for Democracy."”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.