C2adjectiveformalacademicsociety
US/ˌæn.θrə.pəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
UK/ˌæn.θrə.pəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/
relating to anthropology, the study of human societies, cultures and development
In context
She spent a year doing anthropological fieldwork in a remote village.
The book takes an anthropological approach to the history of food.
Anthropological research shows how rituals bring communities together.
Words that go with anthropological
adjective + noun
- anthropological researchAnthropological research takes years of patience.
- anthropological studyAn anthropological study of the tribe was published.
- anthropological fieldworkAnthropological fieldwork requires living with local people.
- anthropological perspectiveFrom an anthropological perspective, gifts build trust.
- anthropological evidenceAnthropological evidence supports this theory.