"science of the characteristics, history, and customs of the races of mankind," 1832, from ethno- + -logy, perhaps modeled on French or German. Related: Ethnologist; ethnological.
Ethnology is a very modern science, even later than Geology, and as yet hardly known in America, although much cultivated latterly in Germany and France, being considered an indispensable auxiliary to history and geography. ["Atlantic Journal and Friend of Knowledge," Philadelphia, summer 1832]
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1. It is a conclusion of deep importance in ethnology.
这个结论在人类学上是极端重要的.
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2. Ethnology has been variously defined in different national traditions.
由于不同的民族传统,民族学有着各种不同的定义.
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3. Linguistic ethnology reveals the unrecorded history of Thai feminism.
摘要语言民族学研究提示了未载史书的泰民族女权文化的历史.
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4. Dr. Henderson is a famous expert on Asian ethnology.
汉德森博士是著名的亚洲民族学专家.
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5. Geographical aspect in linguistics, historical studies, ethnology, ecological studies.
