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ethnography
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eth·nog·ra·phy  (th-ngr-f)
n.
The branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of specific human cultures.
eth·nogra·pher n.
ethno·graphic (thn-grfk), ethno·graphi·cal adj.
ethno·graphi·cal·ly adv.
ethnography [ɛθˈnɒgrəfɪ]
n
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) the branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of individual human societies
ethnographer  n
ethnographic  [ˌɛθnəʊˈgræfɪk], ethnographical adj
ethnographically  adv
ethnography  (th-ngr-f)
The branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of specific human cultures.
ethnography
a branch of anthropology that studies and describes individual human cultures. — ethnographer, n. — ethnographic, ethnographical, adj.
See also: Mankind
the branch of anthropology that studies and describes the individual cultures of mankind. — ethnographer, n. — ethnographic, ethnographical, adj.
See also: Anthropology
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ethnography - the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies
descriptive anthropology
anthropology - the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
Translations
ethnography [eθˈnɒgrəfɪ] N → etnografía f
ethnography [ɛθˈnɒgrəfi] n → ethnographie f
ethnography
n → (beschreibende) Völkerkunde, Ethnografie f
ethnography [ɛθˈnɒgrəfɪ] n → etnografia
ethnography [ɛθˈnɒgrəfɪ] n → etnografia


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