ethnogeography

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noun

The scientific study of the geographic distribution of ethnic groups.

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Meanings

nounethnogeography (usually uncountable, plural ethnogeographies)

plural ethnogeographies

  1. uncountableusuallyThe scientific study of the geographic distribution of ethnic groups.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἔθω (éthō)
  2. Ancient Greekἔθνος (éthnos)
  3. Englishethno-
  4. Latingeōgraphia
  5. Middle Frenchgéographie
  6. Englishgeography
  7. Englishethnogeography

From ethno- + geography.

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Cite this entry
APA

ethnogeography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnogeography

MLA

“ethnogeography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnogeography. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethnogeography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnogeography.

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