German word

Kulturgeschichte

Pronunciation

IPA/kʊlˈtuːɐ̯gəˌʃɪçtə/

Meaning

feminine nouncultural history

Example

Sie vergleichen die Kulturgeschichten verschiedener Städte.

They are comparing the cultural histories of different cities.

Illustration for Kulturgeschichte (cultural history)

More examples

Die Debatte richtet sich gegen die traditionelle Kulturgeschichte.

The debate is directed against traditional cultural history.

Core concept

A long timeline showing how a society's arts, routines, and ways of thinking take shape and change.

Common phrases

Kritik an der Kulturgeschichte
critique of cultural history
Alltags-Kulturgeschichte
history of everyday culture

Similar words

Kultur: The shared arts, customs, values, and ways of life within a society.
Geschichte: The study or record of past events and changes across time.
Sozialgeschichte: The study of changing social structures, working lives, and class relations over time.
Alltagsgeschichte: The study of how ordinary people's daily lives and customs changed in the past.

Definition in German

Kulturgeschichte ist die Beschreibung, wie sich Kunst, Alltag und Denkweisen einer Gesellschaft historisch verändern.

Word origin

Kulturgeschichte is a compound of Kultur, from Latin cultura, and Geschichte, a noun formed from geschehen, meaning 'to happen'.

Usage tips

Kulturgeschichte is feminine, with the article die and the plural Kulturgeschichten.

Opposites

Naturgeschichtenatural historynoun

Related words

kulturpolitischrelated to cultural policyadjective
kulturellculturaladjective