Ethnography
[eth-NAH-ɡrə-fee]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: French, early 19th century
1.
The scientific description of the customs of individual peoples and cultures.
Examples of Ethnography in a sentence
"The required reading touched on the ethnography of the country, not just the history."
"You can be a tourist, but you can also immerse yourself in a culture’s ethnography."
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