1
general::
culture
adjectives
Western/American/Japanese etc culture
• Our society was heavily influenced by Greek and Roman culture.
national culture
• Sport is a major part of our national culture.
local culture
• The local culture of the island has much to interest visitors.
a common culture
(= one that societies or people share )
• Britain and America are united by a common culture.
traditional/ancient culture
• The people have a traditional culture which has hardly changed in 500 years.
modern culture
• Computers are a part of modern culture.
the dominant culture
(= the main culture in an area where there are many different cultures )
• What are the values of the dominant culture?
culture + NOUN
culture shock
(= the confusion or shock that people sometimes feel in a very different country or place ), كشت
transnet.ir
3
general::
noun customs/ideas/beliefs ADJ. ancient | primitive | dominant | alien, foreign | indigenous, native | local, national | traditional | African, black, Greek, Western, world, etc. These ideas have always been central to Western culture. | rural, urban | mainstream | underground | wider Prisoners are isolated from the wider culture of society at large. | bourgeois, working-class, etc. | street, youth As young people started to have more money, a significant youth culture developed. | dance, drug, football, etc. | academic, business, company, corporate, intellectual, legal, political, professional, religious, scientific, etc. the political culture of the United States | capitalist, computer, consumer, enterprise, materialistic, etc. the development of the enterprise culture in Britain VERB + CULTURE assimilate (sb into) The Romans gradually assimilated the culture of the people they had conquered. Newcomers to the company are soon assimilated into the culture. | create, develop, foster, produce The new director is trying to foster a culture of open communication within the company. CULTURE + VERB develop CULTURE + NOUN group a country containing many language and culture groups | shock She experienced great culture shock when she first came to Europe. PREP. in a/the ~ In some cultures children have an important place. | ~ of The social security system has been accused of producing a culture of dependency. art/literature/music, etc ADJ. contemporary, modern | mass, pop, popular | folk | high | wide | literary, oral Jokes are an important part of our popular, oral culture. PREP. a man/woman of culture She is a woman of wide culture.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary