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ethnohistory

[eth-noh-his-tuh-ree]

noun

a branch of anthropology dealing with the development of cultures, as through the analysis of archaeological findings.

Nearby words

  1. ethnogeny,
  2. ethnogeography,
  3. ethnographic,
  4. ethnography,
  5. ethnography of speaking,
  6. ethnol.,
  7. ethnolinguistics,
  8. ethnological,
  9. ethnologically,
  10. ethnology

Origin of ethnohistory

First recorded in 1950–55; ethno- + history
Related formseth·no·his·to·ri·an [eth-noh-hi-stawr-ee-uh n, -stohr-] /ˌɛθ noʊ hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr-/, nouneth·no·his·tor·i·cal [eth-noh-hi-stawr-i-kuh l, -stor-] /ˌɛθ noʊ hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr-/, eth·no·his·tor·ic, adjectiveeth·no·his·tor·i·cal·ly, adverb
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