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"It is my culture."
Translation:Είναι η κουλτούρα μου.
December 8, 2016
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Πολιτισμός is Greek I believe, comes from the ancient Greek πολίτης (civilian) + ισμός (common noun suffix) . Κουλτούρα comes from the Latin cultura (from colo, which means cultivate, καλλιεργώ). As a native, I'd say civilization is a more accurate translation to πολιτισμός. Πολιτισμός and κουλτούρα seem to be synonymous, but
Ancient civilizations - Αρχαίοι πολιτισμοί (not αρχαίες κουλτούρες).
The actual difference? It's the same difference between the English words culture and civilization. Read this interesting article http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/sociology/culture-sociology/difference-between-culture-and-civilization-9-points/31264/