ethnogeography

[ eth-noh-jee-og-ruh-fee ]

noun

1. a branch of anthropology dealing with the geographical distribution of ethnic groups or peoples and the relationship between these groups and their environment.

Other Words From

• eth·no·ge·o·graph·ic [eth-noh-jee-, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
• ethno·ge·ogra·pher noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ethnogeography¹

First recorded in 1910–15; ethno- + geography