ethnology

eth·nol·o·gy

noun \eth-ˈnäl-ə-jē\

plural eth·nol·o·gies

Definition of ETHNOLOGY

1

: a science that deals with the division of human beings into races and their origin, distribution, relations, and characteristics

2

: anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures : cultural anthropology

—eth·no·log·i·cal \ˌeth-nə-ˈläj-i-kəl\ also eth·no·log·ic \-ik\ adjective