ethnography

[ eth-nog-ruh-fee ]
/ ɛθˈnɒg rə fi /

noun

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

Origin of ethnography

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 eth·no·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for ethnography

ethnography
/ (ɛθˈnɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

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

Scientific definitions for ethnography

ethnography
[ ĕth-nŏgrə-fē ]

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