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US /ɛθˈnɑːlədʒɪst/ UK /ɛθˈnɒlədʒɪst/
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1 noun · a scholar who studies and... cultural anthropologistethnology scholar
Word family
Forms ethnologists
Derived forms ethnological
Related forms ethnologyethnographyanthropologyculture

Etymology

From ethnology + -ist. Ethnology was formed from Greek ethnos ("people, nation") + -logia ("study, account"). In nineteenth-century writing the field often classified and compared human populations; modern ethnology places greater emphasis on cultures and social organization.

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