intangible cultural heritage

noun

practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, or skills, as well as the instruments, objects, artifacts, and cultural spaces that are considered by UNESCO to be part of a place's cultural heritage.

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Meanings

nounintangible cultural heritage (plural intangible cultural heritages)

plural intangible cultural heritages

  1. practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, or skills, as well as the instruments, objects, artifacts, and cultural spaces that are considered by UNESCO to be part of a place's cultural heritage.

Translations

Arabic تراث ثقافي غير مادي
  • تراث ثقافي غير ماديtraditions recognized by UNESCO
Basque gizateriaren kultura ondare immaterial
  • gizateriaren kultura ondare immaterialtraditions recognized by UNESCO
Catalan patrimoni cultural immaterial de la humanitat
  • patrimoni cultural immaterial de la humanitattraditions recognized by UNESCO
Chinese Mandarin 非物質文化遺產 /非物质文化遗产
  • 非物質文化遺產 /非物质文化遗产 (fēiwùzhì wénhuà yíchǎn)traditions recognized by UNESCO
Esperanto Nemateria kultura heredaĵo
  • Nemateria kultura heredaĵotraditions recognized by UNESCO
Estonian vaimne kultuuripärand
  • vaimne kultuuripärandtraditions recognized by UNESCO
Finnish aineeton kulttuuriperintö
  • aineeton kulttuuriperintötraditions recognized by UNESCO
French patrimoine culturel immatériel, patrimoine culturel immatériel de l'humanité
  • patrimoine culturel immatérieltraditions recognized by UNESCO
  • patrimoine culturel immatériel de l'humanitétraditions recognized by UNESCO
German Immaterielles Kulturerbe
  • Immaterielles Kulturerbetraditions recognized by UNESCO
Greek Άυλη Πολιτιστική Κληρονομιά
  • Άυλη Πολιτιστική Κληρονομιά (Áyli Politistikí Klironomiá)traditions recognized by UNESCO
Hebrew מורשת תרבותית בלתי מוחשית
  • מורשת תרבותית בלתי מוחשיתtraditions recognized by UNESCO
Hungarian szellemi kulturális örökség
  • szellemi kulturális örökségtraditions recognized by UNESCO
Indonesian warisan budaya takbenda
  • warisan budaya takbendatraditions recognized by UNESCO
Italian patrimonio culturale immateriale
  • patrimonio culturale immaterialetraditions recognized by UNESCO
Japanese 無形文化遺産
  • 無形文化遺産 (mukeibunkaisan)traditions recognized by UNESCO
Korean 무형문화유산, 비물질문화유산
  • 무형문화유산 (muhyeongmunhwayusan)traditions recognized by UNESCO
  • 비물질문화유산 (bimuljilmunhwayusan)traditions recognized by UNESCO
Malay warisan budaya tidak ketara
  • warisan budaya tidak ketaratraditions recognized by UNESCO
Persian میراث فرهنگی ناملموس
  • میراث فرهنگی ناملموسtraditions recognized by UNESCO
Spanish patrimonio cultural intangible, patrimonio cultural inmaterial
  • patrimonio cultural intangibletraditions recognized by UNESCO
  • patrimonio cultural inmaterialtraditions recognized by UNESCO
Thai มรดกภูมิปัญญาทางวัฒนธรรม
  • มรดกภูมิปัญญาทางวัฒนธรรมtraditions recognized by UNESCO
Vietnamese di sản văn hóa phi vật thể
  • di sản văn hóa phi vật thểtraditions recognized by UNESCO
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“intangible cultural heritage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intangible%20cultural%20heritage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intangible cultural heritage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intangible%20cultural%20heritage.

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