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geography

4 entries found.



Main Entry:
ge·og·ra·phy Listen to the pronunciation of geography
Pronunciation:
\jē-ˈä-grə-fē\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural ge·og·ra·phies
Etymology:
Latin geographia, from Greek geōgraphia, from geōgraphein to describe the earth's surface, from geō- + graphein to write — more at carve
Date:
15th century
1: a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface2: the geographic features of an area3: a treatise on geography4 a: a delineation or systematic arrangement of constituent elements : configuration <the philosophers…have tried to construct geographies of human reason — Times Literary Supplement> b: makeup 1 <her emotional geography>


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