ethnography
The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and…The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.
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Examples
4 sentencesHer ethnography of urban youth explored how music shapes identity and belonging.
The professor encouraged students to write a short ethnography about their own neighborhoods.
The film served as a visual ethnography, documenting the daily lives of mountain shepherds.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.
Ethnographie, Ethnografie, Völkerbeschreibung
этногра́фияetnográfija
етнографіяetnohrafija
the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies
(countable, uncountable)An ethnographic work.
Forms
plural: ethnographies| Singular | ethnography |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies:descriptive anthropology
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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