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Collocations for culture - noun

1. customs/ideas/beliefs

ADJ.

ancient | primitive | dominant | alien, foreign | indigenous, native | local, national | traditional | African, black, Greek, Western, world, etc.
These ideas have always been central to Western culture.
rural, urban | mainstream | underground | wider
Prisoners are isolated from the wider culture of society at large.
bourgeois, working-class, etc. | street, youth
As young people started to have more money, a significant youth culture developed.
dance, drug, football, etc. | academic, business, company, corporate, intellectual, legal, political, professional, religious, scientific, etc.
the political culture of the United States
capitalist, computer, consumer, enterprise, materialistic, etc.
the development of the enterprise culture in Britain

VERB + CULTURE

assimilate (sb into)
The Romans gradually assimilated the culture of the people they had conquered. | Newcomers to the company are soon assimilated into the culture.
create, develop, foster, produce
The new director is trying to foster a culture of open communication within the company.

CULTURE + VERB

develop

CULTURE + NOUN

group
a country containing many language and culture groups
shock
She experienced great culture shock when she first came to Europe.

PREP.

in a/the ~
In some cultures children have an important place.
~ of
The social security system has been accused of producing a culture of dependency.

2. art/literature/music, etc

ADJ.

contemporary, modern | mass, pop, popular | folk | high | wide | literary, oral
Jokes are an important part of our popular, oral culture.

PREP.

a man/woman of culture
She is a woman of wide culture.

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