Meaning of culture In English

• 0 the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a particular time:

  • youth/working-class culture

  • She's studying modern Japanese language and culture.

• 1 music, art, theatre, literature, etc.:

  • You won't find much culture in this sleepy little town, I'm afraid!

  • popular culture (= the books, music, etc. liked by most people)

• 2 cells, tissues, organs, or organisms grown for scientific purposes, or the activity of breeding and keeping particular living things in order to get the substances they produce

• 3 to breed and keep particular living things in order to get the substances they produce

• 4 the way of life of a particular people, esp. as shown in their ordinary behavior and habits, their attitudes toward each other, and their moral and religious beliefs:

  • [ U ] He studied the culture of the Sioux Indians.

• 5 the arts of describing, showing, or performing that represent the traditions or the way of life of a particular people or group; literature, art, music, dance, theater, etc.

• 6 the growing of a group of microorganisms (= very small organisms) or other cells in an artificial environment for scientific purposes, or a group of organisms so grown

• 7 to grow cells, bacteria, or similar things for scientific purposes

• 8 the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a particular time:

  • You will need time to get used to working in a different culture.

  • In today's culture, wireless is part of our daily lives.

• 9 the ideas and ways of working that are typical for an organization, and that affect how it does business and how its employees behave:

  • culture (of sth) Where I work there's a culture of collaboration.

  • build/develop/foster, etc. a culture Our aim was to foster a culture of innovation at all levels in the company.

  • business/company/management culture This is a handy guide to the management culture in the countries with which we do business.

• 10 the growing of crops:

  • The conditions in the area are ideal for vegetable culture.