noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌænθɹəˈpɒləd͡ʒi/
General-American:/ˌænθɹəˈpɑləd͡ʒi/
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rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
According to anthropology, there are six basic patterns of kinship terminology or kin naming systems.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The study of humanity in its relation to the divine, as in Christian anthropology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: social science
Narrower terms: archeology, archaeology, ethnography, descriptive anthropology, ethnology, physical anthropology, social anthropology, cultural anthropology
History
Etymology
From New Latin anthropologia, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human, mankind”) + -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, anthropo- + -logy.
Across languages
Translations
102 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
antropologie
— the study of humanity
Albanian:
antropologji
— the study of humanity
Arabic:
عِلْمُ الإِنْسَان
(ʕilmu l-ʔinsān)
— the study of humanity
Arabic:
أَنْطْرُوبُولُوجْيَا
(ʔanṭrubulūjyā)
— the study of humanity
Aragonese:
antropolochía
— the study of humanity
Armenian:
մարդաբանություն
(mardabanutʻyun)
— the study of humanity
Armenian:
անթրոպոլոգիա
(antʻropologia)
— the study of humanity
Asturian:
antropoloxía
— the study of humanity
Azerbaijani:
antropologiya
— the study of humanity
Basque:
antropologia
— the study of humanity
Belarusian:
антрапало́гія
(antrapalóhija)
— the study of humanity
Bengali:
নৃবিজ্ঞান
(nribiggên)
— the study of humanity
Breton:
denoniezh
— the study of humanity
Bulgarian:
антрополо́гия
(antropológija)
— the study of humanity
Burmese:
မနုဿဗေဒ
(ma.nu.ssa.beda.)
— the study of humanity
Catalan:
antropologia
— the study of humanity
Chinese Cantonese:
人類學 /人类学
(jan4 leoi6 hok6)
— the study of humanity
Chinese:
人類學 /人类学
(jîn-lūi-ha̍k, lîn-lūi-ha̍k)
— the study of humanity
Chinese Mandarin:
人類學 /人类学
(rénlèixué)
— the study of humanity
Czech:
antropologie
— the study of humanity
Danish:
antropologi
— the study of humanity
Dutch:
antropologie
— the study of humanity
Esperanto:
antropologio
— the study of humanity
Estonian:
antropoloogia
— the study of humanity
Faroese:
mannfrøði
— the study of humanity
Finnish:
antropologia
— the study of humanity
French:
anthropologie
— the study of humanity
Galician:
antropoloxía
— the study of humanity
Georgian:
ანთროპოლოგია
(antroṗologia)
— the study of humanity
German:
Anthropologie
— the study of humanity
German:
Menschenkunde
— the study of humanity
German:
Menschenlehre
— the study of humanity
Greek:
ανθρωπολογία
(anthropología)
— the study of humanity
Greenlandic:
inuup ineriartorneranik ilisimatusarneq
— the study of humanity
Gujarati:
નૃવંશશાસ્ત્ર
(nŕvãśśāstra)
— the study of humanity
Hindi:
मानवशास्त्र
(mānavśāstra)
— the study of humanity
Hindi:
नृविज्ञान
(nŕvijñān)
— the study of humanity
Hindi:
मानवविज्ञान
(mānavvijñān)
— the study of humanity
Hungarian:
antropológia
— the study of humanity
Hungarian:
embertan
— the study of humanity
Icelandic:
mannfræði
— the study of humanity
Ido:
antropologio
— the study of humanity
Indonesian:
antropologi
— the study of humanity
Interlingua:
anthropologia
— the study of humanity
Italian:
antropologia
— the study of humanity
Japanese:
人類学
(jinruigaku)
— the study of humanity
Kannada:
ಮಂದಿಯರಿಮೆ
(mandiyarime)
— the study of humanity
Kannada:
ಮಾನವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ
(mānavaśāstra)
— the study of humanity
Kazakh:
антропология
(antropologiä)
— the study of humanity
Khmer:
នរវិទ្យា
(nɔɔ rɔɔ vityie)
— the study of humanity
Khmer:
មនុស្សសាស្ត្រ
(mɔnuh saah)
— the study of humanity
Korean:
인류학
(illyuhak)
— the study of humanity
Northern Kurdish:
mirovnasî
— the study of humanity
Northern Kurdish:
antropolojî
— the study of humanity
Kyrgyz:
антропология
(antropologiya)
— the study of humanity
Lao:
ມະນຸດສາດ
(ma nut sāt)
— the study of humanity
Latin:
anthropologia
— the study of humanity
Latvian:
antropoloģija
— the study of humanity
Lithuanian:
antropologija
— the study of humanity
Macedonian:
антропологија
(antropologija)
— the study of humanity
Malay:
antropologi
— the study of humanity
Malay:
kaji manusia
— the study of humanity
Malayalam:
നരവംശശാസ്ത്രം
(naravaṁśaśāstraṁ)
— the study of humanity
Maltese:
antropoloġija
— the study of humanity
Māori:
mātauranga tikanga tangata
— the study of humanity
Mongolian:
хүн судлал
(xün sudlal)
— the study of humanity
Navajo:
bílaʼashdlaʼii dóó áłʼąą dineʼé naalkaah
— the study of humanity
Norwegian Bokmål:
antropologi
— the study of humanity
Norwegian Nynorsk:
antropologi
— the study of humanity
Occitan:
antropologia
— the study of humanity
Pashto:
وګړپوهنه
(wəgəṛpohəna)
— the study of humanity
Persian:
مردمشناسی
(mardom-šenâsi)
— the study of humanity
Polish:
antropologia
— the study of humanity
Portuguese:
antropologia
— the study of humanity
Romanian:
antropologie
— the study of humanity
Romanian:
антрополоӂие
(antropologie)
— the study of humanity
Russian:
антрополо́гия
(antropológija)
— the study of humanity
Scottish Gaelic:
daonn-eòlas
— the study of humanity
Scottish Gaelic:
corp-eòlas
— the study of humanity
Serbo-Croatian:
антрополо̀гија
— the study of humanity
Serbo-Croatian:
antropològija
— the study of humanity
Sindhi:
ماڻهُڀِياسُ
(māṇhubhīāsu)
— the study of humanity
Slovak:
antropológia
— the study of humanity
Slovene:
antropologija
— the study of humanity
Slovene:
človekoslovje
— the study of humanity
Spanish:
antropología
— the study of humanity
Swahili:
anthropolojia
— the study of humanity
Swedish:
antropologi
— the study of humanity
Tagalog:
antropolohiya
— the study of humanity
Tajik:
мардумшиносӣ
(mardumšinosi)
— the study of humanity
Tamil:
மானிடவியல்
(māṉiṭaviyal)
— the study of humanity
Telugu:
మానవ శాస్త్రము
(mānava śāstramu)
— the study of humanity
Thai:
มานุษยวิทยา
(maa-nút-sà-yá-wít-tá-yaa)
— the study of humanity
Turkish:
antropoloji
— the study of humanity
Turkish:
insan bilimi
— the study of humanity
Ottoman Turkish:
مبحث البشر
(mebhasüʼl-beşer)
— the study of humanity
Turkmen:
antropologiýa
— the study of humanity
Ukrainian:
антрополо́гія
(antropolóhija)
— the study of humanity
Uzbek:
antropologiya
— the study of humanity
Vietnamese:
nhân loại học
— the study of humanity
Yiddish:
אַנטראָפּאָלאָגיע
(antropologye)
— the study of humanity
French:
anthropologie
— the theological study of humanity
