ethnographic

[ eth-nuh-graf-ik ]

/ ˌɛθ nəˈgræf ɪk /

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of or relating to ethnography, the branch of anthropology dealing with the scientific description of individual cultures: Ethnographic information indicates that trips to harvest wild hot peppers were important social and economic ventures among Apache peoples in the region.

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[eth-nuh-graf-i-kuhl] /ˌɛθ nəˈgræf ɪ kəl/ .

Origin of ethnographic

ethno- + -graphic

OTHER WORDS FROM ethnographic

eth·no·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby ethnographic

ethnocentrism, ethnocracy, ethnog., ethnogeny, ethnogeography, ethnographic, ethnography, ethnography of speaking, ethnohistory, ethnol., ethnolinguistics

How to use ethnographic in a sentence

Though we no longer have strict rituals governing our indulgence, ethnographic and experimental studies have shown that people—mostly unconsciously—adapt their consumption to conform with the group.
The Pandemic Changed How We Drink. It's Time to Go Back to the Joy of Social Drinking|Edward Slingerland|December 30, 2021|Time
Since President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took office four years ago, the country has recovered more than 5,000 archaeological, historical, artistic and ethnographic items.
Auction Houses Sell Off Mexican History to the Super-Elite|Luis Chaparro|November 29, 2021|The Daily Beast
This fit with the patient, inquisitive, analytic demeanor of someone who conducted ethnographic fieldwork in places like Bolivia, Mongolia, and Siberia to challenge his own assumptions about what human societies can be like.
The Math That Says Egalitarianism Is Possible - Issue 104: Harmony|Brian Gallagher|August 11, 2021|Nautilus
Over the years he has opened a hostel in Kabale, curated an ethnographic museum, organized a regional cooking contest, and overseen a boutique publishing operation.
In East Africa, mountain gorillas and a new paradigm for wildlife travel|Henry Wismayer|April 23, 2021|Washington Post

Given this ethnographic variation on disgust, Rottman argues that what elicits the emotion is largely socially informed.
Why We Love to Be Grossed Out - Facts So Romantic|Marco Altamirano|April 22, 2021|Nautilus
There is plenty of ethnographic literature about inner cities that refers to what used to be called “corner men.”
Paul Ryan’s New Plan Is a Good One, Especially for Black People|John McWhorter|July 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As such, they also provide a kind of ethnographic record of tensions and conflicts in a society.
Beauty and Subversion in the Secret Poems of Afghan Women|Daniel Bosch|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My ethnographic and experimental work confirmed this again and again.
We Talk With God: What Evangelical Christians Hear|TM Luhrmann|February 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Decide about it, ye that are learned in the ethnographic distinctions of our race—but heaven defend us from the Bourbonnaises!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Ethnographic Appendices, being the data upon which the caste chapter of the report is based.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park
Asia is mainly peopled by races belonging to two great ethnographic types, the Caucasic or fair type, and the Mongolic or yellow.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
The trend of opinion accepts ethnographic and linguistic similarities as of greater conclusiveness than recorded Chinese history.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton
The ethnographic data include no more than one or two villages for each tribe.
The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, California|Sherburne F. Cook