cultural anthropology

/ˌkʊltʃəɹəl ˌænθɹəˈpɑlədʒi/

noun

The field of anthropology that studies human behavior, culture, and social interaction; one of four commonly recognized fields of anthropology.

Similar
social anthropologysocioanthropologysocio-cultural anthropology
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Meanings

nouncultural anthropology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableanthropologyThe field of anthropology that studies human behavior, culture, and social interaction; one of four commonly recognized fields of anthropology.

    Synonyms: social anthropology, socioanthropology, socio-cultural anthropology

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe field of anthropology that studies human behavior, culture, and social interaction; one of four commonly recognized fields of anthropology.

Similar
social anthropologysocioanthropologysocio-cultural anthropology

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society

Similar
social anthropology
Broader
anthropology
Also see
social anthropology

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish kulttuuriantropologia
  • kulttuuriantropologiafield of anthropology
French anthropologie culturelle
  • anthropologie culturellefield of anthropology
German Kulturanthropologie
  • Kulturanthropologiefield of anthropology
Hungarian kulturális antropológia
  • kulturális antropológiafield of anthropology
Italian antropologia culturale
  • antropologia culturalefield of anthropology
Persian انسانشناسی فرهنگی
  • انسانشناسی فرهنگیfield of anthropology
Polish antropologia kulturowa
  • antropologia kulturowafield of anthropology
Portuguese antropologia cultural
  • antropologia culturalfield of anthropology
Russian культурная антропология
  • культурная антропология (kulʹturnaja antropologija)field of anthropology
Spanish antropología cultural
  • antropología culturalfield of anthropology
Turkish kültürel antropoloji
  • kültürel antropolojifield of anthropology
Ukrainian культурна антропологія
  • культурна антропологія (kulʹturna antropolohija)field of anthropology
Vietnamese nhân học văn hóa
  • nhân học văn hóafield of anthropology
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APA

cultural anthropology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cultural%20anthropology

MLA

“cultural anthropology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cultural%20anthropology. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cultural anthropology,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cultural%20anthropology.

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