multiregionalism

noun

The hypothesis that humans first arose near the beginning of the Pleistocene, two million years ago, and subsequent human evolution has been within a single, continuous human species.

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Meanings

nounmultiregionalism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe hypothesis that humans first arose near the beginning of the Pleistocene, two million years ago, and subsequent human evolution has been within a single, continuous human species.

Origin

From multiregional + -ism.

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multiregionalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiregionalism

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiregionalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiregionalism.

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