Kulturträger
/kʊlˈtuːɹtɹɛːɡəɹ/
Kulturträger noun: someone or something that transmits cultural ideals, especially from one generation to the next.
Noun
Kulturträger (plural Kulturträgers)
- Someone or something that transmits cultural ideals, especially from one generation to the next.
- She knew she was accepted in the world of culture and of intellect. She was a Kulturträger, a medium for the culture of ideas.1920, D.H. Lawrence, chapter 1, in Women in Love
- All this was demoralising enough for an intelligentsia that, whatever its internal disputes, had always taken its role as Kulturträger for granted.2007, Perry Anderson, “Russia's Managed Democracy”, in London Review of Books, 29:2, page 8
Forms of Kulturträger
| plural | Kulturträgers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | kulturtraeger |
| alternative form | Kulturtraeger |
Origin of Kulturträger
Borrowed from German Kulturträger.
Questions about Kulturträger
- What does Kulturträger mean?
- Kulturträger means someone or something that transmits cultural ideals, especially from one generation to the next.
- What part of speech is Kulturträger?
- Kulturträger is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Kulturträger?
- Kulturträger is pronounced /kʊlˈtuːɹtɹɛːɡəɹ/.
- What is the plural of Kulturträger?
- The plural of Kulturträger is Kulturträgers.
Words near Kulturträger in the dictionary
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