Main Entry:

eth·nog·ra·phy

Pronunciation:

\eth-ˈnä-grə-fē\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French ethnographie, from ethno- + -graphie -graphy

Date:

1834

: the study and systematic recording of human cultures ; also : a descriptive work produced from such research

— eth·nog·ra·pher \-fər\ noun

— eth·no·graph·ic \ˌeth-nə-ˈgra-fik\ or eth·no·graph·i·cal \-fi-kəl\ adjective

— eth·no·graph·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb