Main Entry:

kul·tur

Pronunciation:

\ku̇l-ˈtu̇r\

Function:

noun

Usage:

often capitalized

Etymology:

German, from Latin cultura culture

Date:

1914

1 : culture 5 2 : culture emphasizing practical efficiency and individual subordination to the state 3 : German culture held to be superior especially by militant Nazi and Hohenzollern expansionists