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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGegenkultur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌkʊltuːɐ̯
"Die Jugendrevolte entwickelte eine eigene Gegenkultur."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm.
"The 1960s hippie movement was a prominent counterculture that rejected traditional middle-class values." - 2
A cultural group whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society.
"Punk rock emerged as an aggressive counterculture against the commercialism of mainstream music."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix counter- (meaning 'against' or 'opposing', from Latin contra) combined with culture (from Latin cultura, 'cultivation' or 'tending'). Coined in the 1960s amid societal upheavals, it entered common sociological and cultural discourse to describe movements and values sharply opposed to those of mainstream society.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Counterculture" is said worldwide
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contre-culture
Transliteration: kɔ̃tʁə.kyl.tyʁ
"Le mouvement hippie est né de la contre-culture des années 1960."
Gegenkultur
Transliteration: ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌkʊltuːɐ̯
"Die Jugendrevolte entwickelte eine eigene Gegenkultur."
controcultura
Transliteration: /kontrokulˈtura/
"Gli anni sessanta furono caratterizzati da una forte controcultura."
contracultura
Transliteration: /kontɾakuuɾˈta/
"La contracultura cuestionó los valores tradicionales de la sociedad."
contracultura
Transliteration: /kõ.tɾa.kuwˈtu.ɾɐ/
"O movimento hippie foi um marco da contracultura."
प्रतिसंस्कृति
Transliteration: pratisanskriti
"प्रतिसंस्कृति मुख्यधारा के सामाजिक मूल्यों का विरोध करती है।"
反文化
Transliteration: fǎn wénhuà
"六十年代兴起了一场巨大的反文化运动。"
반문화
Transliteration: banmunhwa
"1960년대는 강력한 반문화의 시대였다."
カウンターカルチャー
Transliteration: kauntākarchā
"1960年代には様々なカウンターカルチャーが生まれた。"
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