culture war

[ kuhl-cher wawr ]
/ ˈkʌl tʃər ˌwɔr /

noun

a conflict or struggle for dominance between groups within a society or between societies, arising from their differing beliefs, practices, etc.: a culture war over the right to own a gun; China’s culture war with the Western world.

Origin of culture war

First recorded in 1875–80; a loan translation of German Kulturkampf. The contemporary sense was first recorded in 1985–90.

Words nearby culture war

culture pattern, culture shock, culture specific syndrome, culture trait, culture vulture, culture war, culture-free test, cultured, cultured pearl, culturist, culturology

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