Culture
Culture noun - The way people live at a particular time and place.
Usage example: a study of ancient Anasazi culture as it existed in the canyons of the American Southwest
Subculture and culture are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subculture" instead a noun "Culture".
Subculture
Subculture noun - A social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs.
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Culture and subculture are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Culture" instead a noun "Subculture".
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This can vary by a lot from year to year, from culture to culture, from subculture to subculture, and so on: If a group is listed here, it does not mean that the group is universally considered an acceptable target, and it most definitely doesn't mean that the group should be targeted.
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In Japan and Japanese media, there exists a subculture known as ''Gyaru'', or "Gal" culture.
Source: Gyaru Girl - Rural Scandinavia is dominated by a subculture known as raggare, embracing the Greaser culture, with Rockabilly music and American memorabilia from The Fifties.
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Subculture and Culture. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/culture/subculture
Culture & Subculture. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/culture/subculture>.
Subculture or Culture. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/culture/subculture.
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