A cultural group is a self-defined group of people who share a commonality of cultural experience. Cultural groups may be defined by many types of commonality, such as
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cultural group — /ˌkʌltʃərəl ˈgrup/ (say .kulchuhruhl groohp) noun 1. a group of people within a society with a shared ethnic or cultural background; community. 2. a troupe of performers from a particular country or region, who perform the traditional music,… …
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