multiregionalistn.
/ˌmʌltɪˈriːdʒn̩əlɪst/, /ˌmʌltɪˈriːdʒn̩l̩ɪst/, /ˌmʌltɪˈriːdʒənl̩ɪst/, /ˈriːdʒ(ə)nəlɪst/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈridʒənələst/, /ˌməltiˈridʒnələst/; see also multi- comb. form. Physical Anthropology.
A supporter or adherent of the multiregional theory of human evolution.
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1990 New Scientist 17 Nov. 35 (caption) Multiregionalists argue that the robust Kow Swamp skull from Australia..and the skull of ‘Java man’ from Sangiran are linked by 700 thousand years of evolution.
1994 Discover Sept. 89/2 The multiregionalists have long claimed that the best evidence for their theory lies in Australia, which is generally thought to have become inhabited around 50,000 years ago.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1990