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cultural sphere
A larger geographic area or historical era whose cultures are closely connected through shared features such as language, religion, art, or social structure.
Die Philosophie der Antike hat den gesamten abendländischen Kulturkreis nachhaltig geprägt.
The philosophy of antiquity had a lasting influence on the entire Western cultural sphere.
The word is made up of 'die Kultur' (culture) and 'der Kreis' (circle). So it literally describes a 'circle' or sphere defined by a shared culture.
Jeder Kulturkreis hat seine eigenen Traditionen und Werte.
Every cultural sphere has its own traditions and values.
'Kulturkreis' (cultural sphere) is often combined with geographic or historical adjectives to define a specific area. Common examples are 'der westliche' (the Western), 'der europäische' (the European), 'der asiatische' (the Asian), or 'der antike' (the ancient) Kulturkreis.
Die Gastfreundschaft hat im arabischen Kulturkreis einen hohen Stellenwert.
Hospitality has great importance in the Arab cultural sphere.
This word belongs more to educated and specialized language. It is often found in texts about history, sociology, art, or anthropology.
In seiner Forschung vergleicht er verschiedene Kulturkreise miteinander.
In his research, he compares different cultural spheres with one another.
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'die Kultur' and 'der Kulturkreis' both have to do with people's ways of life, values, art, religion, or language. 'Kultur' means a specific culture or, in general, the way a society lives and thinks. 'Kulturkreis' is larger: it means several cultures or countries that are connected by shared features. They can be confused because a cultural sphere consists of cultures. If you are talking about a specific society, 'Kultur' usually fits. If you mean a larger area or a larger shared tradition, 'Kulturkreis' fits.
Für das Projekt vergleicht Mehmet Länder aus dem europäischen Kulturkreis.
For the project, Mehmet compares countries from the European cultural sphere.
Im Unterricht spricht die Klasse über die Kultur Japans.
In class, the students talk about the culture of Japan.