different between ethnicity vs ethnography

English

Etymology

ethnic +? -ity

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???n?s?ti/
• Rhymes: -?s?ti

Noun

ethnicity (countable and uncountable, plural ethnicities)

1. The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences.
2. An ethnic group.
3. (casual, euphemistic) Race; common ancestry.

Usage notes

In common use, ethnicity is used as a euphemism for the sensitive term race, but with identical meaning: group ancestry and physical characteristics, such as skin color, as in “ethnic Chinese”. In careful use, it refers to any common characteristic or identity, particularly linguistic, national, regional, or religious groups, and can cut across race, such as Hispanic/Latino; or be a subgroup of a racial group, as in German Texan, Chinese Indonesians, Nuyorican (New York Puerto Rican), etc.

Related terms

• ethnic
• ethnical
• ethnically
• ethnology
• ethnos

Translations

English

Etymology

ethno- +? -graphy

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???n????fi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???n????fi/
• Rhymes: -????fi
• Hyphenation: eth?nog?ra?phy

Noun

ethnography (countable and uncountable, plural ethnographies)

1. (anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.

Synonyms

• descriptive anthropology

Holonyms

• anthropology

Related terms

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Further reading

• ethnography on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• ethnography in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• ethnography in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.