ethnography

[ eth-nog-ruh-fee ]

/ ɛθˈnɒg rə fi /

noun

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

Nearby words

Origin of ethnography

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

Related formseth·nog·ra·pher, nouneth·no·graph·ic

[eth-nuh-graf-ik] /ˌɛθ nəˈgræf ɪk/, eth·no·graph·i·cal, adjectiveeth·no·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for ethnographer

I have here rapidly sketched a series of pictures from nature, which the historian and ethnographer will not fail to recognize.
The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races|Arthur, comte de Gobineau
This question is, indeed, one which every ethnographer ought to keep clearly and constantly before his mind.
Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Andrew Lang
They are by no means a contemptible study either for the psychologist or the ethnographer.
The Strange Story of Rab Rby|Mr Jkai
Nevertheless, there are certain other sources which convey information of use to the ethnographer.
The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California|S. F. Cook

Southern Baluchistan affords a most interesting field for the ethnographer.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ethnographer

ethnography

/ (ɛθˈnɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of individual human societies

Derived Formsethnographer, nounethnographic (ˌɛθnəʊˈɡræfɪk) or ethnographical, adjectiveethnographically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for ethnographer

ethnography

1834, perhaps from German Ethnographie; see ethno- + -graphy "the study of." Related: Ethnographer; ethnographic.

Science definitions for ethnographer

ethnography

[ ĕth-nŏg′rə-fē ]

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