ethnography
a branch of anthropology dealing with the scientific description of individual cultures.
Origin of ethnography
1Other words from ethnography
- eth·nog·ra·pher, noun
- eth·no·graph·ic [eth-nuh-graf-ik], /ˌɛθ nəˈgræf ɪk/, eth·no·graph·i·cal, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for ethnography
/ (ɛθˈnɒɡrəfɪ) /
the branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of individual human societies
Derived forms of ethnography
- ethnographer, noun
- ethnographic (ˌɛθnəʊˈɡræfɪk) or ethnographical, adjective
- ethnographically, adverb
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Scientific definitions for ethnography
[ ĕth-nŏg′rə-fē ]
The branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of specific human cultures.
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