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intangible cultural heritage

intangible cultural heritage noun: practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, or skills, as well as the instruments, objects, artifacts, and cultural spaces that are considered by UNESCO to be part of a place's cultural heritage.

Noun

intangible cultural heritage (plural intangible cultural heritages)

  1. practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, or skills, as well as the instruments, objects, artifacts, and cultural spaces that are considered by UNESCO to be part of a place's cultural heritage.

intangible cultural heritage meaning in Arabic, Malay, Indonesian and Persian

intangible cultural heritage in Arabic

traditions recognized by UNESCO
تراث ثقافي غير مادي

intangible cultural heritage in Malay

traditions recognized by UNESCO
warisan budaya tidak ketara

intangible cultural heritage in Indonesian

traditions recognized by UNESCO
warisan budaya takbenda

intangible cultural heritage in Persian

traditions recognized by UNESCO
میراث فرهنگی ناملموس
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intangible cultural heritage in Thai
มรดกภูมิปัญญาทางวัฒนธรรม
intangible cultural heritage in Vietnamese
di sản văn hóa phi vật thể

Forms of intangible cultural heritage

pluralintangible cultural heritages

Questions about intangible cultural heritage

What does intangible cultural heritage mean?
Intangible cultural heritage means practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, or skills, as well as the instruments, objects, artifacts, and cultural spaces that are considered by UNESCO to be part of a place's cultural heritage.
What is intangible cultural heritage in Arabic?
Intangible cultural heritage in Arabic is تراث ثقافي غير مادي. See Intangible cultural heritage meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is intangible cultural heritage?
Intangible cultural heritage is a noun.
What is the plural of intangible cultural heritage?
The plural of intangible cultural heritage is intangible cultural heritages.

Words near intangible cultural heritage in the dictionary

  1. intangibilities
  2. intangibility
  3. intangible
  4. intangible asset
  5. intangible assets
  6. intangible cultural heritage
  7. intangible cultural heritages
  8. intangibleness
  9. intangibles
  10. intangibly
  11. intangle

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