Meanings
nounpopular culture (usually uncountable, plural popular cultures)
plural popular cultures
- uncountableusuallyThe prevailing vernacular culture in any given society, including art, cooking, clothing/fashion, entertainment, fads, films, mass media, music, sports, and style.
Synonyms: pop culture
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe prevailing vernacular culture in any given society, including art, cooking, clothing/fashion, entertainment, fads, films, mass media, music, sports, and style.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 流行文化, 普及文化
- 流行文化 (liúxíng wénhuà)prevailing vernacular culture
- 普及文化 (pǔjí wénhuà)prevailing vernacular culture
- 大眾文化 /大众文化 (dàzhòng wénhuà)prevailing vernacular culture
- 通俗文化 (tōngsú wénhuà)prevailing vernacular culture
Danish populærkultur
- populærkulturprevailing vernacular culture
Finnish populaarikulttuuri
- populaarikulttuuriprevailing vernacular culture
French culture populaire, pop culture
- culture populaireprevailing vernacular culture
- pop cultureprevailing vernacular culture
German Popkultur
- Popkulturprevailing vernacular culture
Hindi चलित संस्कृति
- चलित संस्कृति (calit sanskŕti)prevailing vernacular culture
Japanese 大衆文化, ポップカルチャー
- 大衆文化 (taishū bunka)prevailing vernacular culture
- ポップカルチャー (poppu karuchā)prevailing vernacular culture
Korean 대중문화
- 대중문화 (daejungmunhwa)prevailing vernacular culture
Māori ahurea o te marea, ahurea arotini
- ahurea o te mareaprevailing vernacular culture
- ahurea arotiniprevailing vernacular culture
Polish popkultura
- popkulturaprevailing vernacular culture
Portuguese cultura popular
- cultura popularprevailing vernacular culture
Russian поп-культу́ра, ма́ссовая культу́ра
- поп-культу́ра (pop-kulʹtúra)prevailing vernacular culture
- ма́ссовая культу́ра (mássovaja kulʹtúra)prevailing vernacular culture
Spanish cultura pop, cultura popular
- cultura popprevailing vernacular culture
- cultura popularprevailing vernacular culture
Swedish populärkultur
- populärkulturprevailing vernacular culture
Turkish popüler kültür
- popüler kültürprevailing vernacular culture
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APA
popular culture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/popular%20culture
MLA
“popular culture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/popular%20culture. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “popular culture,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/popular%20culture.
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