Culture and its constituents

knowledge, which constitute the shared bases of social action;
the total range of activities and ideas of a group of people with shared traditions, which are transmitted and reinforced by members of the group: the Mayan culture;
a particular civilization at a particular period;
the artistic and social pursuits, expression, and tastes valued by a society or class, as in the arts, manners, dress, etc;
the enlightenment or refinement resulting from these pursuits;
the attitudes, feelings, values, and behaviour that characterize and inform society as a whole or any social group within it: hippie culture;
the cultivation of plants, esp by scientific methods designed to improve stock or to produce new ones;
Stockbreeding: the rearing and breeding of animals, esp with a view to improving the strain
the act or practice of tilling or cultivating the soil;
Biology: the experimental growth of microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi, in a nutrient substance (= culture medium), usually under controlled conditions; a group of microorganisms grown in this way.

group, place, or time
▪ a study of Greek language and culture ▪ today's youth culture ▪ Her art shows the influence of pop/popular culture.
b. a particular society that has its own beliefs, ways of life, art, etc.
▪ an ancient culture ▪ It's important to learn about other cultures.
2. a way of thinking, behaving, or working that exists in a place or organization (such as a business)
▪ The company's corporate/business culture is focused on increasing profits. ▪ There was a culture of success at the school. [=the school's policies and environment encouraged its students' success]
3. a. artistic activities (such as music, theater, painting, etc.)
▪ an area that has been criticized for its lack of culture.
b. appreciation and knowledge of music, theater, painting, etc.
▪ She is a person of culture. [=a cultured person]
4. (technical) a. the act or process or growing living material (such as cells or bacteria) in controlled conditions for scientific study
▪ Scientists have been refining techniques for the culture of living tissue.
b. a group of cells, bacteria, etc., grown in controlled conditions for scientific study
▪ bacterial/tissue cultures
5. (technical) the act or process of raising or growing plants, insects, etc., in controlled conditions
▪ bee culture ▪ the culture of grapes