Definitions for anthropologyˌæn θrəˈpɒl ə dʒi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an•thro•pol•o•gyˌæn θrəˈpɒl ə dʒi(n.)
the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
Category: Anthropology
Origin of anthropology:
1585–95
an`thro•pol′o•gist(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
anthropology(noun)
the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
Wiktionary
anthropology(Noun)
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
Origin: From anthropo-, from ἄνθρωπος + -logy.
Webster Dictionary
Anthropology(noun)
the science of the structure and functions of the human body
Anthropology(noun)
the science of man; -- sometimes used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an object of natural history, or as an animal
Anthropology(noun)
that manner of expression by which the inspired writers attribute human parts and passions to God
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Anthropology
the science of man as he exists or has existed under different physical and social conditions.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Anthropology
The science devoted to the comparative study of man.
Translations for anthropology
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
anthropology(noun)
the study of human society, customs, beliefs etc.
- antropologieAfrikaans
- عِلْم الإنْسان، دِراسَة المُجْتَمَعات البَشَرِيَّهArabic
- антропологияBulgarian
- antropologiaPortuguese (BR)
- antropologieCzech
- die AnthropologieGerman
- antropologiDanish
- ανθρωπολογίαGreek
- antropologíaSpanish
- antropoloogiaEstonian
- مردم شناسیFarsi
- antropologiaFinnish
- anthropologieFrench
- אַנתרוֹפוֹלוֹגיָהHebrew
- मानवशास्त्र, नृविज्ञानHindi
- antropologijaCroatian
- embertanHungarian
- antropologiIndonesian
- mannfræðiIcelandic
- antropologiaItalian
- 人類学Japanese
- 인류학Korean
- antropologijaLithuanian
- antropoloģijaLatvian
- antropologiMalay
- antropologieDutch
- antropologiNorwegian
- antropologiaPolish
- مردم شناسیPersian
- خلک پیژندنهPashto
- antropologiaPortuguese
- antropologieRomanian
- антропологияRussian
- antropológiaSlovak
- antropologijaSlovenian
- antropologijaSerbian
- antroplogiSwedish
- มานุษยวิทยาThai
- insanbilimi, antropolojiTurkish
- 人類學Chinese (Trad.)
- антропологіяUkrainian
- انسان کے متعلق معلومات ، تاریخ انسانیUrdu
- nhân loại họcVietnamese
- 人类学Chinese (Simp.)
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