ethnogeny

/ (ɛθˈnɒdʒɪnɪ) /

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noun

the branch of ethnology that deals with the origin of races or peoples

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Derived forms of ethnogeny

ethnogenic (ˌɛθnəʊˈdʒɛnɪk), adjectiveethnogenist, noun

Words nearby ethnogeny

ethnobotany, ethnocentric, ethnocentrism, ethnocracy, ethnog., ethnogeny, ethnogeography, ethnographic, ethnography, ethnography of speaking, ethnohistory

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