Pronunciation: eth- ' nä-gr ə -f ē
Function: noun
Etymology: French ethnographie, from ethno- + -graphie -graphy
Date: 1834
: the study and systematic recording of human cultures also : a descriptive work produced from such research
– eth · nog · ra · pher \ -f ə r \ noun
– eth · no · graph · ic \ ˌ eth-n ə - ' gra-fik \ or eth · no · graph · i · cal \ -fi-k ə l \ adjective
– eth · no · graph · i · cal · ly \ -fi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb