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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCultural Repression
/ˈkʌl.tʃər.əl rɪˈprɛʃ.ən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of suppressing or limiting cultural expression, practices, or identities.
"The government's policies led to significant cultural repression, stifling artistic freedom and community traditions." - 2
A systematic effort to control or eliminate cultural practices deemed undesirable by authorities.
"Cultural repression can manifest through censorship, propaganda, and the banning of cultural events."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'cultural repression' combines 'cultural', derived from the Latin 'cultura', meaning 'cultivation', and 'repression', from the Latin 'repressio', meaning 'to press back'. The phrase evolved in the 20th century to describe the suppression of cultural expression and identity, particularly in political contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cultural Repression" is said worldwide
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Répression culturelle
Transliteration: Repression culturelle
"La répression culturelle a limité les expressions artistiques."
Kulturelle Unterdrückung
Transliteration: Kulturelle Unterdrückung
"Die kulturelle Unterdrückung führte zu einem Verlust an Vielfalt."
Repressione culturale
Transliteration: Repressione culturale
"La repressione culturale ha soffocato la libertà di espressione."
Represión cultural
Transliteration: Represión cultural
"La represión cultural ha afectado a muchas comunidades."
Repressão cultural
Transliteration: Repressão cultural
"A repressão cultural é um problema em muitos países."
सांस्कृतिक दमन
Transliteration: Sanskritik daman
"सांस्कृतिक दमन ने कई परंपराओं को प्रभावित किया।"
文化压制
Transliteration: Wénhuà yāzhì
"文化压制影响了艺术创作的自由。"
문화 억압
Transliteration: Munhwa eogap
"문화 억압은 사회의 다양성을 감소시킨다."
文化的抑圧
Transliteration: Bunkateki yokuatsu
"文化的抑圧は創造性を妨げる。"
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