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anthropography

anthropography 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.

Noun

anthropography (uncountable)

  1. 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.
    • 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

anthropography meaning in Tamil

anthropography in Tamil

மன்னினப் பரப்பாய்வு

Origin of anthropography

From anthropo- + -graphy.

Words formed from anthropography

Questions about anthropography

What does anthropography mean?
Anthropography means 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.
What is anthropography in Tamil?
Anthropography in Tamil is மன்னினப் பரப்பாய்வு. See Anthropography meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is anthropography?
Anthropography is a noun.

Words near anthropography in the dictionary

  1. anthropogony
  2. anthropographer
  3. anthropographers
  4. anthropographic
  5. anthropographical
  6. anthropography
  7. anthropoid
  8. anthropoidal
  9. anthropoids
  10. anthropol
  11. anthropolater

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