Kulturkreis
noun
Kul·tur·kreis
-ˌkrīs
plural Kulturkreise
-īzə
: a culture complex developing in successive epochs from its center of origin and becoming diffused over large areas of the world
the horse-raising peoples in the primary herding Kulturkreise
Lawrence Krader
Lawrence Kraderthe concept of the Kulturkreise developed by the Vienna school of ethnology
Word History
Etymology
German, from kultur + kreis area, circle, from Old High German kreiz circular line, encirclement, district; akin to Middle Low German kreit, krēt circle, enclosed dueling space, Old High German krizzōn to scratch in (as letters), krazzōn to scratch
- blow into (a place)
- blow into a place
- blow job
- blow land
- blow mold
- blow molding
- blow off
- blow off steam
- blow one's cool
- blow one's cover
- blow one's mind
- blow one's own horn
- blow one's own trumpet
- blow one's stack
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow out of proportion
- blow over
- blow run
- blow smoke
- blow snake
- blow someone a kiss
- blow someone's brains out
- blow someone's mind
- blow someone's socks off