ANTHROPOLOGIST'S DICTIONARY
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11
200

Anthropologists identify 2 basic types of these as extended or nuclear

Families


200

"Kourtney & Khloé Take Miami"

Keeping up with the Kardashians


200

A pathogen, or a hidden listening device

Bug


200

The lowest point of Tanzania is the shore of this ocean

Indian Ocean


200

Released in 2021, this Microsoft operating system 11 is the first version in over 20 years shipped without Internet Explorer

Windows


400

3-word term for recurring traditions in a society marking important transition points, like baptisms, marriages or funerals

Rite of Passage

400

"Snooki & Jwoww"

Jersey Shore
400

The person who runs the last leg in a relay race, or a TV news person who introduces others' reports

An Anchor

400

The Arctic Ocean is home to creatures like snailfish, sea butterflies & a "bearded" type of this mammal

Seal


400

11 is the atomic number of this silvery white chemical element with symbol Na

Sodium

600

Couvade is sympathetic behavior by a man during this event; Central America's Garifuna men quit fishing

Childbirth

600

"Under the Gunn" (as in Tim Gunn)

Project Runaway


600

A bathroom fixture with a sink & a countertop, or excessive pride in one's looks

Vanity


600

A "point" in the Pacific that's the farthest from any land--1,670 miles--bears the name of this Jules Verne captain

Nemo

600

This religious epic from 1959 was the first film to win 11 Academy Awards

Ben-Hur

800

This word refers to the taming & purposeful breeding of animals by humans

Husbandry (Domestication)

800

"Vanderpump Rules"

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

800

A spoken-word poetry event, or a big success playing bridge

A Slam

800

These islands off Florida have ocean cliffs a mile deep--don't know about that theory that the name is from Spanish for "shallow sea"

The Bahamas
800

In craps, a winning dice roll of 11 on the first throw is called this

A Natural
1000

Victor Turner's "The Forest of" these basic anthro items says they can stand for many concepts, as the milk tree does for the Ndembu

Symbols


1000

"The Hills" on MTV

Laguna Beach


1000

A workout coach, or a sports shoe in British English

A Trainer

1000

300 million years ago, a giant ocean called Panthalassa surrounded this landmass with the same first 3 letters

Pangaea

1000

The Duchess of Richmond is one of the "Windsor Beauties", 11 portraits of women in the life of this Restoration king

Charles II