ethnography
[ eth-nog-ruh-fee ]
/ ɛθˈnɒg rə fi /
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noun
a branch of anthropology dealing with the scientific description of individual cultures.
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OTHER WORDS FROM ethnography
eth·nog·ra·pher, nouneth·no·graph·ic [eth-nuh-graf-ik], /ˌɛθ nəˈgræf ɪk/, eth·no·graph·i·cal, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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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, nounethnographic (ˌɛθnəʊˈɡræfɪk) or ethnographical, adjectiveethnographically, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Scientific definitions for ethnography
ethnography
[ ĕth-nŏg′rə-fē ]
The branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of specific human cultures.
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