ethnography

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɛθˈnɒgrəfi/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(eth nog′rə fē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
eth•nog•ra•phy  (eth nog′rə fē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anthropologya branch of anthropology dealing with the scientific description of individual cultures.
  • 1825–35; ethno- + -graphy
eth•nog′ra•pher, n. 
eth•no•graph•ic  (eth′nə graf′ik),USA pronunciation eth′no•graph′i•cal, adj.  eth′no•graph′i•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ethnography /ɛθˈnɒɡrəfɪ/ n
  1. the branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of individual human societies
ˌethˈnographer n ethnographic /ˌɛθnəʊˈɡræfɪk/, ˌethnoˈgraphical adj ˌethnoˈgraphically adv
'ethnography' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
compound - cultural anthropology - ethno- - ethnog. - ethnography of speaking

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