🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Subkultur

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Subkultur

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
subculture/ˈsʌbˌkʌl.tʃər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Jugend Subkultur hat sich stark verändert."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests differing from those of the larger culture.

    "The punk movement of the 1970s was a major youth subculture."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in sociology, combining the prefix 'sub-' (under, secondary) with 'culture', first appearing in the mid-20th century to describe distinct cultural groups within a larger society.

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