ethno-, ethn- +

1. The branch of ethnology that deals with the origins of races and peoples.
2. Primarily concerned with the actual evolution of races.

The scientific study of the georaphic distribution of races, peoples, or cultural groups and their adaptations and relations to the environments in which they live.

The study of aging and population groups in reference to race, national origin, and cultural practices.

Ethnogerontology addresses the causes, processes, heritage, and consequences specific to these groups.

A specialist in ethnography.

A reference to ethnography or the scientific description of nations or races of mankind.

A descriptive reference to ethnography.

1. The scientific description of nations or races of men, with their customs, habits, and points of difference.
2. The description and classification of human racial groups.
3. The descriptive study of ethnic groups or of a particular ethnic group.
4. An anthropological description of a particular community or society.
5. The comprehensive, descriptive study of a particular culture, usually the result of observation and in-depth interviews with key informants during fieldwork.

Data are gathered by direct observation during a period of residence with the group.

Someone who specializes in ethnohistory or the study of written and oral histories of human cultures.

Of or relating to ethnohistory.

1. The study of non-Western cultures using evidence from documentary sources and oral traditions.
2. The study of written and oral histories in the analysis of how a specific culture has changed over time.
3. In areas where prehistoric and nonliterate cultures have survived into historical times, it is possible to reconstruct history before contact with literate populations through the study of myths and oral traditions, collected ethnographically.
4. In Central America, the aboriginal written records are used in conjunction with the early European records, archaeological investigations, and oral tradition to reconstruct prehistoric life.

Of or pertaining to ethnolinguistics.

1. The study of language as an aspect of culture, particularly of the effects of language on culture and culture on language.
2. The study of the relations between linguistic and cultural behavior.

1. Referring to ethnology.
2. Of or pertaining to ethnology.

1. Relating to or based on culture.
2. Of or relating to ethnology.

An individual versed or skilled in ethnology.