ethnographic

[ eth-nuh-graf-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to ethnography, the branch of anthropology dealing with the scientific description of individual cultures:

   Ethnographic information indicates that trips to harvest wild hot peppers were important social and economic ventures among Apache peoples in the region.

Other Words From

• eth·no·graph·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ethnographic¹

ethno- ( def ) + -graphic ( def )

Example Sentences

Matrilineal avuncularity is known from a few ethnographic and historical examples, he notes, such as the Iroquois of North America, and is often unrelated to concerns about female fidelity.

From Science Magazine

For Morin and his colleagues, the study was its own exercise in endurance: They spent more than 5 years exploring the ethnographic literature and other sources, surveying more than 8000 texts spanning about 500 years.

From Science Magazine

Joonmo Kang, assistant professor of social welfare, spent a year living in Jjokbang-chon, an extremely impoverished neighborhood in Seoul, as part of an ethnographic research project.

From Science Daily

In his ethnographic study, Kang had informal conversations and semi-structed interviews with the residents of Jjokbang-chon.

From Science Daily

During his lifetime, Mr. Horniman amassed a collection of ethnographic objects, natural history specimens and musical instruments.

From New York Times