"cultureshed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: culturesheds [plural]
Etymology: From culture + shed, on the model of watershed. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|culture|shed}} culture + shed Head templates: {{en-noun}} cultureshed (plural culturesheds)
  1. A region felt to have close cultural affinities and relations. Categories (topical): Culture

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          "text": "This book has dismantled these mischaracterizations of Canadian suburbia as acultural and uncreative. Through a preliminary exploration of the culturesheds of Toronto and Vancouver, this book has shown how detrimental it can be […]",
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