ethnology

• Nom désignant la science qui étudie et compare les différents groupes ethniques, leurs caractéristiques culturelles, leurs origines et leurs relations mutuelles.

A noun referring to the scientific study and comparative analysis of different ethnic groups and their cultural characteristics, origins, and relationships.

indénombrable

1. Study of culturesC1formalscientific

   The branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and their cultures.

   étude des cultures

   • Ethnology examines the origins and distribution of human cultures.
   • She is a professor of ethnology at the university.
   • The museum's ethnology collection includes artifacts from indigenous tribes.

   Synonymescultural anthropologysocial anthropology