ethnology
The branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes different human cultures and the…The branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes different human cultures and the relationships between them.
» She's knowledgable about ethnology.
Sie ist in Völkerkunde sehr bewandert.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes different human cultures and the relationships between them.
Ethnologie, Völkerkunde
этноло́гияetnológija, народове́дениеnarodovédenije
етнологіяetnolohija, народознавствоnarodoznavstvo
- the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics
Examples
2 sentencesShe's knowledgable about ethnology.
deSie ist in Völkerkunde sehr bewandert.
Every student of biology, anatomy, anthropology, ethnology or psychology is familiar with these facts.
ruКаждый студент, изучающий биологию, анатомию, антропологию, этнологию и психологию, знаком с этими фактами.
deJeder Student der Biologe, der Anatomie, der Anthropologie, der Ethnologie oder der Psychologie ist mit diesen Fakten vertraut.
Translations
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Origin
From ethno- + -logy.From ethno- + -logy.
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Forms
plural: ethnologies| Singular | ethnology |
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uncountable
Word family
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