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noun sub·cul·ture \ ˈsəb-ˌkəl-chər \

Definition of subculture

1 a :a culture (as of bacteria) derived from another culture

b :an act or instance of producing a subculture

2 :an ethnic, regional, economic, or social group exhibiting characteristic patterns of behavior sufficient to distinguish it from others within an embracing culture or society

a criminal subculture

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subcultural

play \-ˈkəlch-rəl, -ˈkəl-chə-\ adjective

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Examples of subculture in a Sentence

a subculture of local painters
a subculture of poverty and crime

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The initiative is one of several in Sao Paulo where major firms are making the most of a tech-savvy subculture — and a slump in the commercial real estate market — to create branded spaces for innovation in Latin America's biggest business hub.

— reuters, Fortune, "Facebook Unveils Center to Teach Brazilian Coders and Entrepreneurs," 28 Aug. 2017
Anastasia Beverly Hills is feeling some major heat after the launch of their latest palette, Subculture.

— kelsey stiegman, Seventeen, "Anastasia Beverly Hills Apologizes After Subculture Backlash: "We Have the Best Intentions"," 16 Aug. 2017
Usually the struggles of creating the perfect product are usually kept out of the public eye, but Subculture's have been on full display.

— devon abelman, Allure, "Claudia Soare Responds to Anastasia Beverly Hills Subculture Palette Backlash," 3 Aug. 2017
Over the centuries, the strange geology of the marble mountains has produced an equally strange human community — strange even by the standards of Italy’s fractious regional subcultures.

— luca locatelli and sam anderson, New York Times, "The Majestic Marble Quarries of Northern Italy," 26 July 2017
Pepe the Frog, a symbol of Alt-Right online communities, appears on a sign at a Trump rally (Reuters: Carlo Allegri) An entertaining new book explores the roots and rise of the Internet’s most infamous subculture.

— michael brendan dougherty, National Review, "The Kids Are Alt-Right," 11 July 2017
Indeed, press reports in the late 19th century are riddled with depictions of a complex and thriving gay subculture.

— steve rothaus, miamiherald, "South Florida LGBTQ activists plan art-centered Key West to Cuba Festival," 30 June 2017
Coach came of age as American style and subcultures and counter-cultures were forming.

— jonathan evans, Esquire, "An Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Look at Coach's New Campaign," 28 June 2017
Groups of young people had spent years building and participating in what felt to them like an independent subculture.

— john herrman, New York Times, "Why the Far Right Wants to Be the New ‘Alternative’ Culture," 27 June 2017

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First Known Use of subculture

1885

Other Sociology Terms

bourgeois, ethos, eugenics, exurb, incommunicado, intelligentsia, megalopolis, metrosexual, mores

SUBCULTURE Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of subculture for English Language Learners

: a group that has beliefs and behaviors that are different from the main groups within a culture or society

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subculture

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noun sub·cul·ture \ ˈsəb-ˌkəl-chər \

medical Definition of subculture

1 :a culture (as of bacteria) derived from another culture

2 :an act or instance of producing a subculture

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subcultural

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subculturally

play \-ē\ adverb

subculture

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medical Definition of subculture

subcultured; subculturing

:to culture (as bacteria) anew on a fresh medium by inoculation from an older culture

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