anthropography

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noun

The branch of anthropology that deals with the geographical distribution of the human race in its different divisions, such as physical character, language, institutions, and customs. It ia in contrast to ethnography, which deals historically with the origin and filiation of races and nations.

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Meanings

nounanthropography (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe branch of anthropology that deals with the geographical distribution of the human race in its different divisions, such as physical character, language, institutions, and customs. It ia in contrast to ethnography, which deals historically with the origin and filiation of races and nations.

    Anthropography should treat of the varieties of the human race, as at present existing, and as determined by those physiological characters in which the best judges agree[…]

    1836, G. Long, “On the Study of Geography”, in The schoolmaster

Origin

From anthropo- + -graphy.

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Translations

French anthropographie
  • anthropographiethat branch of anthropology
Greek ανθρωπογεωγραφία
  • ανθρωπογεωγραφία (anthropogeografía)that branch of anthropology
Polish antropografia
  • antropografiathat branch of anthropology
Portuguese antropografia
  • antropografiathat branch of anthropology
Spanish antropografía
  • antropografíathat branch of anthropology
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