osakulttuuri

== Finnish == === Etymology === osa (“part”) +‎ kulttuuri (“culture”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈosɑˌkultːuːri/, [ˈo̞s̠ɑ̝ˌkul̪t̪ːuːri] Rhymes: -ultːuːri Syllabification(key): o‧sa‧kult‧tuu‧ri Hyphenation(key): osa‧kulttuu‧ri === Noun === osakulttuuri (sociology) subculture ==== Usage notes ==== This term is seen by some as more politically correct than the synonymous alakulttuuri because the latter may be understood as regarding a subculture as inferior in relation with the mainstream. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== alakulttuuri === Further reading === “osakulttuuri”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023