microculture

[ mahy-kroh-kuhl-cher ]

noun

1. subculture ( def 3b ).

Other Words From

• micro·cultur·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of microculture¹

First recorded in 1940–45; micro- + culture

Example Sentences

In a call with reporters Wednesday, Calhoun called those messages “horribly embarrassing and not typical of what Boeing employees do,” calling it a “microculture” within the company that nonetheless needs to be changed.

From Washington Post

She discovered a whole microculture of interior design enthusiasts on YouTube.

From Seattle Times

Prejean thinks the key to understanding and opposing US capital punishment is to understand the microculture from which it comes as well as its essential geographic unfairness.

From The Guardian

It was this internal, familial microculture that slowly drew me to read history.

From The Guardian

Ms. Barry and her husband have long moved at the center of their neighborhood’s engaged and somewhat bohemian microculture.

From New York Times