noun

en kultur

culture

Sådant som människor skapar och delar, som språk, musik, konst, vanor och sätt att leva.

Kultur means culture. It can refer to:

The arts and intellectual activities, such as literature, music and theatre.
The customs, values and ways of life shared by a group or society.
A cultivated group of microorganisms or cells, especially in a scientific context.

Kultur is an en-word: en kultur. Its definite singular form is kulturen, and its plural is kulturer.

The word comes via European languages from Latin cultura, meaning “cultivation” or “care.”

bildning — “education” or “cultivation”; it emphasizes personal intellectual development rather than a society’s culture.
odling — “cultivation” or “culture”; it can overlap with kultur in scientific contexts but also refers to growing plants.

There is no single direct antonym covering all meanings of kultur.

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Sverige har en rik kultur.noun

Sweden has a rich culture.

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