Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to ethnography: Describes something that is connected to or characteristic of the discipline of ethnography, which is the systematic study and description of peoples and cultures.
   • Based on ethnographic methods: Pertaining to data, research, or descriptions that are produced through the observational and descriptive methods of ethnography.

Usage

• The adjective "ethnographical" is used to qualify nouns related to the study, description, or data concerning human cultures and societies. It is often used interchangeably with "ethnographic," though "ethnographic" is more common in modern academic writing.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The museum houses an important collection of ethnographical artifacts from the Pacific Islands.
  • Her thesis is based on ethnographical fieldwork conducted over two years in a rural community.
  • The book provides a detailed ethnographical account of the tribe's social rituals.

Advanced Usage

• "Ethnographical approach/method": Refers to a research methodology that involves immersive observation and description of a culture.
  • The study used an ethnographical approach to understand the community's decision-making processes.
• "Ethnographical record": The collected documentation, notes, and data from ethnographic fieldwork.
  • These diaries form a vital part of the early 20th-century ethnographical record for the region.

Variants and Related Words

• Ethnographic (adj): The more frequently used variant with the same meaning.
  • Ethnographic research often involves participant observation.
• Ethnography (n): The scientific description of peoples and cultures.
  • She is writing an ethnography of urban street artists.
• Ethnographer (n): A person who studies or writes ethnography.
  • The ethnographer lived with the family for six months.

Synonyms

• Cultural (adj): Pertaining to the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a society.
• Anthropological (adj): Relating to the study of human societies and cultures.

Related Phrases

(Note: "Ethnographical" itself does not form standard phrasal verbs or idioms. The related phrases below involve the core concept.) - To conduct ethnographical research: To carry out a study using ethnographic methods. - The team traveled to the Amazon to conduct ethnographical research. - Ethnographical perspective: A viewpoint or analytical lens informed by ethnographic study. - The article analyzes the conflict from an ethnographical perspective.

Adjective

1. of or relating to ethnography
   • ethnographical data