ethnography
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɛθˈnɑɡɹəfi/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛθˈnɒɡɹəfi/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi
- Hyphenation: eth‧nog‧ra‧phy
Noun
ethnography (countable and uncountable, plural ethnographies)
- (anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.
- Synonym: descriptive anthropology
- Holonym: anthropology
- An ethnographic work.
Derived terms
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Translations
branch of anthropology
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Further reading
ethnography on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “ethnography”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “ethnography”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
