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cultural anthropology
noun
: anthropology that deals with human culture especially with respect to social structure, language, law, politics, religion, magic, art, and technology compare physical anthropology
cultural anthropologist
noun
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Man and His Works A scientific, readable treatise on cultural anthropology, by a leading authority, professor at Northwestern.
—Melville J. Herskovits, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2024
This course in cultural anthropology surveys how architecture shapes human and animal relationships.
—Richard Fadok, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
And cultural anthropology, with its insistence on the many varieties of cultures, was committed to noting the sheer diversity of mythologies.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Avantika opens up about going to college to prove her family wrong
The past year has marked a period of change for Avantika, who also moved to New York to study cultural anthropology at Columbia University.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1878, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of cultural anthropology was
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“Cultural anthropology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultural%20anthropology. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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cultural anthropology
noun
: anthropology that deals with human culture especially with respect to social structure, language, law, politics, religion, magic, art, and technology compare physical anthropology
cultural anthropologist
noun
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