traditional

2 definitions • 7 examples

following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time without changing:

The villagers retain a strong attachment to their traditional values/customs/beliefs.

The school uses a combination of modern and traditional methods for teaching reading.

The dancers were wearing traditional Hungarian dress/costume.

She's very traditional (in her ideas and opinions).

following or belonging to the ways of behaving or beliefs that have been established for a long time:

the traditional two-parent family

traditional Southern cooking

the traditional politeness of Japanese culture