geographic

adjective

geo·​graph·​ic ˌjē-ə-ˈgra-fik 

variants or geographical

ˌjē-ə-ˈgra-fi-kəl 

1

: of or relating to geography

2

: belonging to or characteristic of a particular region

the geographic features of Ohio

geographically

ˌjē-ə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of geographic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

New patterns emerge While the street homeless population hasn’t changed much in the last year, its geographic distribution has. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

However, differences do pop up along geographic and cultural lines. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

The original zones are spread across the state, however, some of the larger geographic zones are in eastern and southern Arkansas. — Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 2 July 2026

Although Tesla does not break out sales by geographic region, registration data shows that much of the sales surge came from Europe. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

see geography

First Known Use

1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for geographic

• angiographic
• choreographic
• chromatographic
• iconographic
• ideographic
• idiographic
• metallographic
• oceanographic
• physiographic
• polarographic
• radiographic
• roentgenographic