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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries建国神話
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kenkoku shinwa
"多くの国にはそれぞれの建国神話が存在する。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A mythologized story or legend that purports to describe the origin and initial establishment of a city, nation, people, or institution.
"The story of Romulus and Remus serves as the primary founding myth of ancient Rome." - 2
A widely accepted narrative or belief system that gives legitimacy, identity, and a sense of shared purpose to a contemporary group or organization.
"The tech startup relied on a founding myth about coding in a garage to define its corporate culture."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the English verb 'found' (via Old French funder and Latin fundare, meaning to lay the bottom or establish) and 'myth' (from Greek mythos, meaning story or word). The compound emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries within the fields of anthropology and sociology to describe foundational narratives of nations and societies.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Founding-myth" is said worldwide
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mythe fondateur
Transliteration: mit fɔ̃.da.tœʁ
"La République française repose sur un mythe fondateur républicain."
Gründungsmythos
Transliteration: ˈɡʁʏndʊŋsˌmyːtoːs
"Jede Nation baut auf einen eigenen Gründungsmythos auf."
mito fondativo
Transliteration: ˈmito fonˈdaːtivo
"Il mito fondativo di Roma è noto in tutto il mondo."
mito fundacional
Transliteration: ˈmito fundaθjoˈnal
"El mito fundacional explica los orígenes de la civilización."
mito fundador
Transliteration: ˈmitu fũˈdador
"O mito fundador ajudou a unir o novo país."
संस्थापक मिथक
Transliteration: sansthaapak mithak
"हर राष्ट्र का अपना एक संस्थापक मिथक होता है।"
建国神话
Transliteration: jiànguó shénhuà
"这个国家建立在许多建国神话之上。"
건국 신화
Transliteration: geonguk sinhwa
"단군 신화는 한국의 대표적인 건국 신화이다."
建国神話
Transliteration: kenkoku shinwa
"多くの国にはそれぞれの建国神話が存在する。"
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