noun
: interdisciplinary research (as in the social sciences) in a distinct geographic, sociocultural, or political area aimed at a scientific understanding of the area as an entity and at relating it to other areas
noun
: interdisciplinary research (as in the social sciences) in a distinct geographic, sociocultural, or political area aimed at a scientific understanding of the area as an entity and at relating it to other areas
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012