anthropology


Definition: Meaning of, anthropology in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌanθrəˈpɒlədʒi /

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  1. the scientific study of people, their societies, CULTURE s etc [↪  ethnology, sociology]
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anthropology used in phrases

  • anthropology department (noun)
    1. the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology
  • cultural anthropology (noun)
    1. the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society
  • department of anthropology (noun)
    1. the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology
  • descriptive anthropology (noun)
    1. the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies
  • physical anthropology (noun)
    1. the branch of anthropology dealing with the genesis and variation of human beings
  • social anthropology (noun)
    1. the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society
  • structural anthropology (noun)
    1. an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
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