anthropology
UK/ˌænθɹəˈpɒləd͡ʒi//ˌænθɹəˈpɑləd͡ʒi/
anthropology noun: the scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.
Noun
anthropology (countable and uncountable, plural anthropologies)
- The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.
- According to anthropology, there are six basic patterns of kinship terminology or kin naming systems.
- As another man has an ardour for art or music, or natural science, Mr. Pen said that anthropology was his favourite pursuit; and had his eyes always eagerly open to its infinite varieties and beauties: contemplating with an unfailing delight all specimens of it in all places to which he resorted […]1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 47, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
- The study of humanity in its relation to the divine, as in Christian anthropology.
anthropology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
anthropology in Hindi
- the study of humanity
- मानवशास्त्र mānavśāstra, नृविज्ञान nŕvijñān, मानवविज्ञान mānavvijñān
anthropology in Tamil
- the study of humanity
- மானிடவியல் māṉiṭaviyal
anthropology in Marathi
- मानववंशशास्त्र, मानवशास्त्र, मानववंशशास्त्राचे
anthropology in Urdu
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- anthropology in Bengali
- নৃবিজ্ঞান nribiggên
- anthropology in Telugu
- మానవ శాస్త్రము mānava śāstramu
- anthropology in Malayalam
- നരവംശശാസ്ത്രം naravaṁśaśāstraṁ
- anthropology in Kannada
- ಮಂದಿಯರಿಮೆ mandiyarime, ಮಾನವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ mānavaśāstra
- anthropology in Punjabi
- ਮਾਨਵ-ਵਿਗਿਆਨ, ਮਾਨਵ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ
- anthropology in Gujarati
- નૃવંશશાસ્ત્ર nŕvãśśāstra
- anthropology in Odia
- ନୃବିଜ୍ଞାନ, ନୃତତ୍ତ୍ୱ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ, ନୃତତ୍ତ୍ୱଶାସ୍ତ୍ର
- anthropology in Nepali
- नृविज्ञान
- anthropology in Pashto
- وګړپوهنه wəgəṛpohəna
- anthropology in Tagalog
- antropolohiya
- anthropology in Arabic
- عِلْمُ الإِنْسَان ʕilmu l-ʔinsān, أَنْطْرُوبُولُوجْيَا ʔanṭrubulūjyā
- anthropology in Malay
- antropologi, kaji manusia
- anthropology in Indonesian
- antropologi
- anthropology in Persian
- مردمشناسی mardom-šenâsi
- anthropology in Thai
- มานุษยวิทยา maa-nút-sà-yá-wít-tá-yaa
- anthropology in Vietnamese
- nhân loại học
- anthropology in Myanmar
- မနုဿဗေဒ ma.nu.ssa.beda.
- Sindhi
- ماڻهُڀِياسُ māṇhubhīāsu
Examples of anthropology in a sentence
- If I double-major in anthropology and neuroscience, I will barely have enough time to sleep.
- You can’t point fingers at an abstraction or rally against a fusty term from an anthropology text.
- Neo-racism is grounded not in biology but in anthropology and ideology.
Forms of anthropology
| plural | anthropologies |
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Origin of anthropology
From New Latin anthropologia, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human, mankind”) + -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, anthropo- + -logy.
Words formed from anthropology
- anthropologic
- anthropological
- anthropologist
- anthroposociology
- astroanthropology
- autoanthropology
- bioanthropology
- biological anthropology
- cultural anthropology
- cyberanthropology
- entropology
- ethnoanthropology
- forensic anthropology
- geoanthropology
- linguistic anthropology
- medical anthropology
- neuroanthropology
- palaeanthropology
- palaeoanthropology
- paleoanthropologist
- paleoanthropology
- physical anthropology
- planthropology
- social anthropology
- socioanthropology
- socio-cultural anthropology
- structural anthropology
- xenoanthropology
Words that rhyme with anthropology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
- archaeopalynology
Questions about anthropology
- What does anthropology mean?
- Anthropology means the scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.
- What is anthropology in Hindi?
- Anthropology in Hindi is मानवशास्त्र (mānavśāstra), नृविज्ञान (nŕvijñān), मानवविज्ञान (mānavvijñān). See Anthropology meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is anthropology?
- Anthropology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce anthropology?
- Anthropology is pronounced /ˌænθɹəˈpɒləd͡ʒi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of anthropology?
- The plural of anthropology is anthropologies.
Words near anthropology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: anthropology (page history and authors); anthropology (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); anthropology (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); anthropology (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); anthropology (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); anthropology (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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