- culture
- noun1 customs, ideas, beliefs, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ ancient, primitive▪ dominant▪ modern, traditional▪ patriarchal▪ human▪ alien, foreign▪ indigenous, native▪ local, national▪ global, world▪ black, Greek, Islamic, Western, etc.▪
These ideas have always been central to Western culture.
▪ rural, urban▪ mainstream, underground▪ gay▪ diverse, vibrant▪ bourgeois, working-class, etc.▪ street, youth▪As young people started to have more money, a significant youth culture developed.
▪ dance, hip-hop, rock, etc.▪ computer, drug, football (BrE)▪ legal, political, scientific, etc.▪the political culture of the US
▪ company, corporate, organizational▪ business, professional▪ academic, intellectual▪ religious, secular▪ capitalist, commercial, consumer, enterprise, materialistic, etc.▪the development of the enterprise culture
▪ celebrity▪ wider▪Prisoners are isolated from the wider culture of society at large.
VERB + CULTURE▪ assimilate▪The Romans gradually assimilated the culture of the people they had conquered.
▪Newcomers to the company are soon assimilated into the culture.
▪ embrace▪immigrants who embrace American culture
▪ build, create, develop, foster, produce, shape▪The new director is trying to foster a culture of open communication within the company.
▪ change, transform▪The computer has changed the culture of the design profession.
▪ understand▪Children need to learn to understand cultures other than their own.
▪ maintain, preserve▪ reflect▪The paintings reflect African American culture.
CULTURE + VERB▪ developCULTURE + NOUN▪ group▪a country containing many language and culture groups
▪ shock▪She experienced great culture shock when she first came to Europe.
▪ clash, wars (esp. AmE)▪ changePREPOSITION▪ in a/the culture▪In some cultures children have an important place.
PHRASES▪ a clash of cultures▪ a culture of fear, a culture of secrecy, a culture of violence2 art, literature, music, etcADJECTIVE▪ contemporary, modern, postmodern▪ mass, pop, popular▪ folk▪ high▪ literary, musical, oral, print▪Jokes are an important part of our popular oral culture.
PHRASES▪ a man of culture, a woman of culture
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
