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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCultural fragmentation
/ˈkʌl.tʃər.əl ˌfræɡ.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The process or state in which a culture becomes divided into distinct and often conflicting subcultures.
"The rise of social media has contributed to cultural fragmentation, as individuals increasingly identify with niche communities." - 2
A phenomenon where cultural elements are disjointed or disconnected from each other.
"Cultural fragmentation can lead to misunderstandings and tensions between different social groups."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'cultural', derived from the Latin 'cultura' (cultivation, tillage) via French, and 'fragmentation', stemming from the Latin 'fragmentum' (a piece broken off) from 'frangere' (to break). Emerging in late 20th-century sociological and anthropological discourse, it describes the dissolution of unified cultural narratives into diverse, specialized, and often isolated subcultures driven by globalization and media diversification.
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fragmentation culturelle
Transliteration: frɑ̃ɡmɑ̃taʃjɔ̃ kyʁtɛl
"La fragmentation culturelle peut entraîner des conflits sociaux."
kulturelle Fragmentierung
Transliteration: kʊlˈtuːʁɛlə fʁaɡmɛnˈtiːʁʊŋ
"Kulturelle Fragmentierung kann zu Spannungen führen."
frammentazione culturale
Transliteration: frammentatʃjone kultuˈrale
"La frammentazione culturale è un fenomeno crescente nella società moderna."
fragmentación cultural
Transliteration: fɾaɣmenˈtaθjon kulˈtuɾal
"La fragmentación cultural puede afectar la cohesión social."
fragmentação cultural
Transliteration: fɾaɡmẽtaˈsɐ̃w̃ kuɾˈtʃuɾaw
"A fragmentação cultural é um desafio para a sociedade contemporânea."
सांस्कृतिक विखंडन
Transliteration: sānskṛtik vikhaṇḍan
"सांस्कृतिक विखंडन समाज में तनाव पैदा कर सकता है।"
文化碎片化
Transliteration: wénhuà suìpiàn huà
"文化碎片化可能导致社会冲突。"
문화 단편화
Transliteration: munhwa danpyeonhwa
"문화 단편화는 사회적 긴장을 초래할 수 있습니다."
文化の断片化
Transliteration: bunka no danpenka
"文化の断片化は社会的な緊張を引き起こす可能性があります。"
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