the branch of anthropology dealing with the origins, history, and development of human culture, and including in its scope the fields of archaeology, ethnology, and ethnography.
British Dictionary definitions for cultural anthropology
cultural anthropology
noun
1.
the branch of anthropology dealing with cultural as opposed to biological and racial features
Derived Forms
cultural anthropologist, noun
cultural anthropology in Science
cultural anthropology
(kŭl'chər-əl) The branch of anthropology that studies the development of human cultures based on ethnographic, linguistic, social, and psychological data. Compare physical anthropology.