B2adverbsocietylanguage
US/ˈkʌl.tʃər.ə.li/
UK/ˈkʌl.tʃər.əl.i/
in a way that relates to the customs, ideas and traditions of a particular society
In context
The festival is culturally important to people in the region.
The city is culturally diverse, with people from over a hundred countries.
Some jokes are culturally specific and do not translate well.
Words that go with culturally
adverb + adjective
- culturally diverseCanada is a culturally diverse country.
- culturally appropriateThe message must be culturally appropriate for each market.
- culturally sensitiveTeachers need to be culturally sensitive in mixed classes.
- culturally specificMany gestures are culturally specific.
- culturally significantThe temple is a culturally significant site.
- culturally determinedIdeas of politeness are culturally determined.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
a culturally differenceCorrect: a cultural difference