cultuur

Definitions of cultuur
  1. noun
    (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
    synonyms: bouw, grondbewerking, kweek, teelt, teling, verbouw
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    apicultuur, bijenteelt, imkerij
    the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey
    agricultuur, akkerbouw, boerenbedrijf, landbouw, landbouwbedrijf
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
    aankweek, bacteriecultuur, bacteriekweek, kweek
    the raising of plants or animals
    veehouderij, veeteelt
    breeding and caring for farm animals
    boomkwekerij, pepinière
    the cultivation of tree for the production of timber
    grondbewerking
    the cultivation of soil for raising crops
    zuivelindustrie
    the business of a dairy
    horticultuur, hortologie, tuinbouw, tuinbouwkunde, tuinderij
    the cultivation of plants
    aquacultuur, hydrocultuur, watercultuur
    a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients
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    fabricage, fabricatie, productie, produktie, vervaardiging
    (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
  2. noun
    the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
    synonyms: beschaving, civilisatie, ontwikkelingsniveau
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    massacultuur
    the culture that is widely disseminated via the mass media
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    meug
    delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
  3. noun
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
    synonyms: beschaving, civilisatie, ontwikkelingsniveau
  4. noun
    a particular society at a particular time and place
    synonyms: beschaving, civilisatie
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    gemeenschap, maatschappij, samenleving, wereld
    an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
  5. noun
    the raising of plants or animals
    synonyms: aankweek, bacteriecultuur, bacteriekweek, kweek
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    grondbewerking
    the cultivation of soil for raising crops
    type of:
    bouw, grondbewerking, kweek, teelt, teling, verbouw
    (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
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