leitkultur

leitkultur
 n.— «“This debate,” it adds, “must not omit the issue of a (German) ‘Leitkultur’ (guiding culture), nor the commitments which a self-confident society…not ashamed of its Christian foundations may require of those who live in its midst.”» —Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany) Nov. 22, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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