Noun
die Leitkultur
Pronunciation: [ˈlaɪ̯tkʊlˌtuːɐ̯]
the dominant or guiding culture of a country, especially in debates about immigration and integration
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plural Leitkulturen
Meanings
Noun
- the dominant or guiding culture of a country, especially in debates about immigration and integration
- the values associated with modern Western culture, such as democracy, secularism and human rights
Example sentence
Der Begriff Leitkultur spielt in der Integrationsdebatte eine wichtige Rolle.
The concept of a dominant national culture plays an important role in the integration debate.
Word forms
singular
die Leitkultur
plural
die Leitkulturen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Leitkultur
Accusativedie Leitkultur
Dativeder Leitkultur
Genitiveder Leitkultur
Plural
Nominativedie Leitkulturen
Accusativedie Leitkulturen
Dativeden Leitkulturen
Genitiveder Leitkulturen
Usage
- über Leitkultur diskutieren — Discuss a guiding or dominant culture; a term used in political debates.
- Leitkultur / Kultur — A culture presented as a guiding model versus culture more generally.
Die Referentin diskutierte, was mit dem Begriff Leitkultur gemeint ist.
The speaker discussed what is meant by the term guiding culture.