🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

文化的対立

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bunkateki tairitsu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cultural Conflict/ˈkʌl.tʃər.əl ˈkɒn.flɪkt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"文化的対立は国際的な問題となっている。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A situation in which people from different cultural backgrounds experience disagreements or clashes due to their differing values, beliefs, or practices.

    "The cultural conflict between the immigrant community and the local population led to misunderstandings and tensions."
  2. 2

    A struggle or dispute arising from the differing cultural norms and practices of two or more groups.

    "The cultural conflict in the region was evident during the festival, where traditional customs clashed with modern practices."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'cultural conflict' combines 'cultural', derived from the Latin 'cultura', meaning 'cultivation' or 'refinement', and 'conflict', from the Latin 'conflictus', meaning 'to strike together'. The phrase has evolved in the 20th century to describe clashes arising from differing cultural values and practices.

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