ethnology

eth·nol·o·gy

 (ĕth-nŏl′ə-jē)

n.

The branch of anthropology that analyzes and compares human cultures, as in social structure, language, religion, and technology; cultural anthropology.

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eth′no·log′ic (ĕth′nə-lŏj′ĭk), eth′no·log′i·cal adj.

eth′no·log′i·cal·ly adv.

eth·nol′o·gist n.

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ethnology

(ɛθˈnɒlədʒɪ)

n

(Anthropology & Ethnology) the branch of anthropology that deals with races and peoples, their relations to one another, their origins, and their distinctive characteristics

ethnologic, ˌethnoˈlogical adj

ˌethnoˈlogically adv

ethˈnologist n

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eth•nol•o•gy

(ɛθˈnɒl ə dʒi)

n.

1. a branch of anthropology that analyzes cultures, esp. in regard to their development and the similarities and dissimilarities between them.

2. cultural anthropology.

3. (formerly)

a. anthropology.

b. a branch of anthropology dealing with racial origins, distribution, and characteristics.

[1835–45]

eth`no•log′i•cal (-nəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl) eth`no•log′ic, adj.

eth•nol′o•gist, n.

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ethnology

the study, often comparative, of the origins and development of the races of mankind. — ethnologist, n. — ethnologic, ethnological, adj.

See also: Anthropology

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ethnology

1. The study of the origins and characteristics of peoples and races.

2. A branch of anthropology which focuses on classifying people and cultures and explaining how these groups became distributed.

3. The scientific study of human cultures or peoples, especially with regard to their origins, distribution, or characteristics.

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Noun

1.

ethnology - the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics anthropology - the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings

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Translations

إثْنولوجْيا، عِلم الأعْراق البَشَرِيَّه

etnologie

etnologi

EthnologieVölkerkunde

etnología

etnologia

ethnologie

etnológia

òjóîfræîi, òjóîháttafræîi

etnologia

etnologi

etnologia

etnologia

etnológia

budun bilimetnoloji

人种学

ethnology

[eθˈnɒlədʒɪ] N → etnología f

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ethnology

[ɛθˈnɒlədʒi] n → ethnologie f

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ethnology

n → (vergleichende) Völkerkunde, Ethnologie f

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ethnology

[ɛθˈnɒlədʒɪ] n → etnologia

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ethnic

(ˈeθnik) adjective

of nations or races of mankind or their customs, dress, food etc. ethnic groups/dances. etnies عِرْقي، خاص بالأعْراق етнически étnico etnický; folklorní ethnisch etnisk εθνικός, εθνοτικός étnico etniline قومی etninen ethniqueאתני, עדתי नस्ली, जातीय etnik etnikai, nemzetiségi, nemzetiségű etnis þjóðlegur, þjóðernislegur etnico 民族の 민족의 etninis, tautinis etnisks; tautas- etnik etnischetnisk, folke-etniczny توکم étnico etnic этнический etnický; folklórny etničen etnički etnisk, ras-, folk- เกี่ยวกับชาติพันธุ์ etnik, ırksal 種族的 етнічний مشترک قومیت یا ثقافی روایات رکھنے والا گروہ dân tộc 种族的

ethnology (eθˈnolədʒi) noun

the study of the different races of mankind. etnologie إثْنولوجْيا، عِلم الأعْراق البَشَرِيَّه етнология etnologia etnologie die Ethnologie etnologi εθνολογίαetnología etnoloogia قوم شناسی etnologia ethnologie אֶתנוֹלוֹגיָה नृजाति विज्ञान etnologija összehasonlító néprajz etnologi þjóðfræði, þjóðháttafræði etnologia 民族学 민족학, 인류학 etnologija etnoloģija etnologi volkenkundeetnologi etnologia تو كم پېژندنه، هغه علم چه دانسان اصل، تو كم او خصوصيتونه څيړى etnologia etnologie этнология etnológia narodoslovje etnologija etnologi ชาติพันธุวิทยา budun bilim, etnoloji 人種學 етнологія اقوام عالم کا تقابلی مطالعہ dân tộc học 人种学

ˌethnoˈlogical (-ˈlo-) adjective

etnies خاص بِعِلْم الأجْناس البَشَرِيَّه етнологичен etnológico etnologický ethnologisch etnologisk εθνολογικόςetnológico etnoloogiline قوم شناختی etnologinen ethnologique אֶתנוֹלוֹגִי नस्ली etnološki etnológiai etnologis þjóðfræðilegur, þjóðháttafræðilegur etnologico 民族学の 민족학의 etnologinis, etnologijos etnoloģisks; etnoloģijas- berkaitan etnik volkenkundigetnologisk etnologiczny دتو كم پېژندنى etnológico etnologic этнологический etnologický narodosloven etnološki etnologisk เกี่ยวกับชาติพันธุวิทยา budun bilimsel, etnolojik 人種學的 етнологічний نسلیاتی thuộc về dân tộc học 人种学的

ethˈnologist noun

etnoloog إخْتِصاصي بِعِلْم الأعْراق البَشَرِيَّه етнолог etnólogo etnolog der/die Ethnologe/gin etnolog εθνολόγος etnólogo etnoloog قوم شناس etnologi ethnologue אֶתנוֹלוֹג मानव जीव विज्ञान etnolog etnológus ahli etnologi þjóðfræðingur, þjóðháttafræðingur etnologo 民族学者 민족학자 etnologas etnologs pakar etnik etnoloogetnolog etnolog توكم يېژندونكى etnólogo etnolog этнолог etnológ narodoslovec etnolog etnolog นักชาติพันธุวิทยา budun bilim uzmanı 人種學家 етнолог ماہر نسلیات nhà dân tộc học 人种学家

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