ethnography en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɛθˈnɑɡɹəfi/ (General-American)
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- /ɛθˈnɒɡɹəfi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *swe-dʰh₁- Proto-Hellenic *séswōtʰa Ancient Greek ἔθω (éthō) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Ancient Greek -νος (-nos) ? Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos)der. English ethno- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English ethnography From ethno- + -graphy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.
By the end of the century, the APS’s membership included the leaders of the American anthropological establishment, whose primary investigative interests were the ethnography, linguistics, archeology, and physical anthropology of the American Indian, within a theoretical structure that was essentially historical.
1997, Jacob W. Gruber, “American Philosophical Society”, in History of Physical Anthropology, page 64:
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(countable, uncountable) An ethnographic work.
As intellectuals read the written text, compile ethnographies, tour the non-Western terrain, and make art out of the charred remnants of these quests, we always run the risk of fortifying the old culture with neomythologies that continue to invade the private space of others.
1997, Robin M. Chandler, “The New Movement of the Center: A Theoretical Model for Future Analysis in Art Worlds”, in Pheobe Farris-Dufrene, editor, Voices of Color: Art and Society in the Americas, Humanities Press, →ISBN, page 41:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ethnographies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
ethnographize · paleoethnography · metaethnography · autoethnography · cyberethnography · netnography
Holonyms
Relateds
ethnical · ethnographer · ethnographic · ethnographical · ethnic · ethnicity · ethnology
Synonyms
Translations (48)
af etnografie (branch of anthropology) · vi dân tộc ký (branch of anthropology) · hi मानवजातिविज्ञान (branch of anthropology) · el εθνογραφία (branch of anthropology) · crh qavmiyat (branch of anthropology) · ja 民俗誌 (branch of anthropology) · yue 民族誌 /民族志 (branch of anthropology) · uk етнографія (branch of anthropology) · de Ethnografie (branch of anthropology) · be этнагра́фія (branch of anthropology) · lv etnogrāfija (branch of anthropology) · fr ethnographie (branch of anthropology) · ky этнография (branch of anthropology) · be etnahrafija (branch of anthropology) · udm этнография (branch of anthropology) · th ชาติพันธุ์วรรณนา (branch of anthropology) · hy ազգագրություն (branch of anthropology) · es etnografía (branch of anthropology) · nl etnografie (branch of anthropology) · pt etnografia (branch of anthropology) · ru этногра́фия (branch of anthropology) · it etnografia (branch of anthropology) · ar إِثْنُوغْرَافِيَّا (branch of anthropology) · fi etnografia (branch of anthropology) · yi עטנאָגראַפֿיע (branch of anthropology) · ga eitneagrafaíocht (branch of anthropology) · ar عِلْم الإِنْسََان التَطْبِيقِيّ (branch of anthropology) · cmn 民族誌 /民族志 (branch of anthropology) · eo etnografio (branch of anthropology) · hu etnográfia (branch of anthropology) · hu néprajz (branch of anthropology) · io etnografio (branch of anthropology) · tl talalahian (branch of anthropology) · udm калыктодос (branch of anthropology) · km ជាតិពន្ធុវិទ្យា (branch of anthropology) · vi dân tộc chí (branch of anthropology) · ca etnografia (branch of anthropology) · de Ethnographie (branch of anthropology) · ka ეთნოგრაფია (branch of anthropology) · ja 民俗誌学 (branch of anthropology) · ro etnografie (branch of anthropology) · cs etnografie (branch of anthropology) · pl etnografia (branch of anthropology) · ba этнография (branch of anthropology) · hy էթնոգրաֆիա (branch of anthropology) · kk этнография (branch of anthropology) · cmn 民族誌 /民族志 (work) · de Völkerbeschreibung (branch of anthropology)