noun phrase · academic
cultural preservation
UK/ˌkʌltʃərəl prɪˈzɜːvəʃən/US/ˌkʌltʃərəl prɪˈzɜrvəˌʃən/CUL·tu·ral pre·SER·va·tion
Efforts and actions to keep and protect cultural traditions, heritage, and practices for future generations.
Examples
“The village launched a project for cultural preservation of its weaving techniques.”
“Cultural preservation often requires both money and community involvement.”
“Local museums play a role in cultural preservation by recording oral histories.”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective cultural preservation combines community knowledge with modern conservation techniques.”
Collocations
- policies for cultural preservation
- efforts in cultural preservation
- cultural preservation projects
Word family
Common mistakes
The cultural preservation is important for our identity.→Cultural preservation is important for our identity.
Say it for a higher band
5keep culture→6protect culture→7+cultural preservation
Synonyms
heritage conservation
Easily confused
heritage conservation
“The foundation funded heritage conservation at the medieval site.”
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