cultural cultural Chernobyl a cultural disaster; an event which is considered to be detrimental to the culture of a particular country, used originally and chiefly with reference to the opening of the Euro Disney theme park near Paris in April 1992. The phrase is a translation of French Tchernobyl Culturel (as used by the theatre director Ariane Mnouchkine) from the name Chernobyl, site of a serious nuclear accident in the Ukraine in 1986.
Cultural Revolution a political upheaval in China 1966–8 intended to bring about a return to revolutionary Maoist beliefs. Largely carried forward by the Red Guard, it resulted in attacks on intellectuals, a large-scale purge in party posts, and the appearance of a personality cult around Mao Zedong. It led to considerable economic dislocation and was gradually brought to a halt by premier Zhou Enlai.

cul·tur·al / ˈkəlchərəl/ • adj. of or relating to the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a society: cultural diversity of the world's peoples. ∎  of or relating to the arts and to intellectual achievements.DERIVATIVES: cul·tur·al·ly adv.

cultural Applied to the transmission of information from one generation of animals to another by non-genetic means (e.g. by imprinting or imitation). Behaviour may be modified culturally, so that while individuals usually behave in a traditional way, traditional behaviour in the same species may vary widely from one population to another.

cultural Applied to the transmission of information from one generation of animals to another by non-genetic means (e.g. by imprinting or imitation). Behaviour may be modified culturally, so that while individuals usually behave in a traditional way, traditional behaviour in the same species may vary widely from one population to another.