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social studies

American  

noun

  1. a course of instruction in an elementary or secondary school comprising such subjects as history, geography, civics, etc.

social studies British  

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) the study of how people live and organize themselves in society, embracing geography, history, economics, and other subjects

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Etymology

Origin of social studies

First recorded in 1925–30

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