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ethnography
eth·nog·ra·phy [ eth nóggrəfee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
description of an ethnic group: a branch of anthropology concerned with the description of ethnic groups

eth·nog·ra·pher noun
eth·no·graph·ic [ èthnə gráffik ] adjective
eth·no·graph·i·cal·ly adverb
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