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
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