🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

文化の喪失

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bunka no sōshitsu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cultural Loss/ˈkʌltʃərəl lɔs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"文化の喪失は、地域社会に深刻な影響を与えています。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The decline or disappearance of cultural practices, values, or artifacts.

    "The rapid urbanization of the area has led to significant cultural loss among the indigenous communities."
  2. 2

    A situation where traditional customs and beliefs are replaced by modern influences.

    "Many fear that the cultural loss experienced by younger generations will lead to a disconnect from their heritage."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'cultural loss' combines 'cultural', derived from the Latin 'cultura', meaning 'cultivation', and 'loss', from Old English 'los', meaning 'the act of losing'. The phrase has evolved to describe the decline or disappearance of cultural practices, values, or artifacts, particularly in the context of globalization and modernization.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Cultural Loss"?

10 Global Lexicons: How "Cultural Loss" is said worldwide

Click any language below to open its dedicated Language to English dictionary page with native script & transliteration

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Cultural Loss"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Cultural Loss" Synonym Map