subculture

as in culture
a group that has beliefs and behaviors that are different from the main groups within a culture or society a subculture of local painters a subculture of poverty and crime

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Recent Examples on the Web While the subculture coalesced within a music scene transitioning from ’70s punk to ’80s new wave, the sensibility has no discrete genesis. Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024 Of course, military style has been appropriated by different subcultures for decades. Zoe Whitfield, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024 This collection was inspired by American subcultures from the ‘70s and ‘80s in New York and San Francisco’s budding hip hop sounds. Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 19 Sep. 2024 So many different subcultures and styles coexist here and all turn on each other, and people like to go between different styles. Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 2 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for subculture 

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“Subculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subculture. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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