Definition of ethnology Ethnology

/ɛθnɑˈlʌʤi/ - [ethnalujee] - eth•nol•o•gy

We found 5 definitions of ethnology from 5 different sources.

What does ethnology mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: ethnologies

ethnology - the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics

anthropology the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings

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Wiktionary

ethnology (Noun)
The branch of anthropology that studies and compares the different human cultures.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

ethnology (n.)
The science which treats of the division of mankind into races, their origin, distribution, and relations, and the peculiarities which characterize them.