ethnography

[ eth-nog-ruh-fee ]

noun
  1. a branch of anthropology dealing with the scientific description of individual cultures.

Origin of ethnography

1
First recorded in 1825–35; ethno- + -graphy

Other 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

ethnography

/ (ɛθˈnɒɡrəfɪ) /


noun
  1. 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

ethnography

[ ĕth-nŏgrə-fē ]


  1. The branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of specific human cultures.

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