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cultural

adjective (ART)
 
 
/ˈkʌl.tʃər.əl/ US  /-tʃɚ-/

Definition

B1 relating to music, art, theatre, literature, etc.: cultural activities a cultural centre (= a place with a lot of museums, theatres, etc.) a cultural desert/wasteland (= a place without museums, theatres, etc.)Art and culture culturally
 
 
/-i/ adverb
B2 a culturally diverse societyLifestyles and their study
(Definition of cultural adjective (ART) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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