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cultura

culture

noun kool-TOO-rah Common
Arts & Culture Traditions

Origin: Latin cultura (tilling, cultivation), from colere (to cultivate)

Also means

cultivation, crop

Usage Note

Cultura is a feminine noun covering intellectual and artistic culture (la cultura italiana, 'Italian culture'). For the cultivation of land or biological cultures the technical term is coltura (coltura batterica, 'bacterial culture'). Essere di cultura means 'to be educated/cultured', and the adjective colto means 'cultured, well-read'.

Examples

"La cultura italiana è ricca di arte."

Natural Translation

Italian culture is rich in art.

Literal Translation

The culture Italian is rich of art.

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