ETHNOLOGY


Meaning of ETHNOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ eth-ˈnä-lə-jē ]

noun

Date: circa 1828

1. : a science that deals with the division of human beings into races and their origin, distribution, relations, and characteristics

2. : anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures : cultural anthropology

• eth·no·log·i·cal ˌeth-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl also eth·no·log·ic -jik adjective

• eth·nol·o·gist eth-ˈnä-lə-jist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.