Kulturnation

German

Etymology

Kultur (“culture”) +‎ Nation (“nation”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊlˈtuːɐ̯naˌt͡si̯on/
• Hyphenation: Kul‧tur‧na‧ti‧on

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Kulturnation f (genitive Kulturnation, plural Kulturnationen)

1. A nation defined by or as seen through a shared culture, as opposed to other traits.
   • 2005 April 3, Wolfgang Thierse, “Die Kulturnation”, in Deutschlandfunk Kultur‎^[1]:

     Und manche Intellektuelle hielten in West und Ost trotzig an der gemeinsamen Kulturnation fest – gegen die staatliche und ideologische Spaltung.

     And many intellectuals in West and East [Germany] held defiantly on to the common cultural nation – against state and ideological division.

Declension

Declension of Kulturnation [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kulturnation	die	Kulturnationen
genitive	einer	der	Kulturnation	der	Kulturnationen
dative	einer	der	Kulturnation	den	Kulturnationen
accusative	eine	die	Kulturnation	die	Kulturnationen

Related terms

• Kulturvolk
• Nationalkultur
• Staatsnation