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| acculturate |
to modify (one culture) by contact with another culture. [3 definitions] |
| Achaean |
of or pertaining to the culture of the inhabitants of this region during the time of the ancient Greeks. [1/3 definitions] |
| Aeaean |
of or pertaining to the culture or inhabitants of this mythological region. [1/2 definitions] |
| Aegean |
of or pertaining to the culture of the inhabitants of this region during the Bronze Age. [1/3 definitions] |
| Aeolian |
of or relating to Aeolis, its people, or its culture. [1/3 definitions] |
| Afghan |
of or pertaining to Afghanistan or its people, culture, language, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| Afro-American |
(old-fashioned) of or pertaining to American Blacks, their African heritage, or their history or culture. [1/2 definitions] |
| ahtomp |
in Wampanoag language and culture, a weapon used for shooting arrows; bow. |
| Ainu |
of or pertaining to Ainus or their language, culture, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| Albanian |
of or pertaining to Albania or its people, culture, language, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| Aleutian |
of or pertaining to the Aleutian Islands or their people, culture, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| Alexandrian |
of or pertaining to Alexandria or to its culture, artifacts, or the like in Hellenistic times. [1/2 definitions] |
| American |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the United States or its peoples, culture, language, government, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| Anglo-Saxon |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Anglo-Saxons or their language, culture, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| apple pie |
a pastry dish made with sliced apples and flavored with sugar, cinnamon, and sometimes other spices, often considered typically American or even symbolic of American culture and values. |
| Arab League |
a confederation of nations sharing a common Arabic language and culture, formed in 1945 to promote economic, military, and political cooperation among its members, and now grown to a total of twenty-one. |
| archaeologist |
a scientist who works in the field of archaeology, the study of past human life and culture. |
| archaeology |
the systematic and scientific study of past human life and culture using information gained from the analysis of their artifacts, such as pottery, tools, buildings, and the like. |
| Argentine |
of or pertaining to Argentina or its people, culture, or the like; Argentinean. [1/2 definitions] |
| Armenian |
of or pertaining to Armenia or its people, culture, language, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| Asian-American |
of or pertaining to Americans of Asian descent or to their history or culture. |
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