Etymology

ethnogeography

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Today it means: The scientific study of the geographic distribution of ethnic groups. Full definition →

English geography ← Middle French géographie ← Latin geōgraphia
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  1. Ancient Greekἔθω (éthō)
  2. Ancient Greekἔθνος (éthnos)
  3. Englishethno-
  4. Latingeōgraphia
  5. Middle Frenchgéographie
  6. Englishgeography
  7. English todayethnogeography

From ethno- + geography.

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