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

With the Land Rover Terrain Response System offering modes comprising Eco, Dynamic, Grass/Gravel/Snow, Mud & Ruts, Sand, Rock Crawl, and Wade, the tech takes the geographic and meteorological elements and slays them with a flick of a control. —John Scott Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026

Since the start of the war five weeks ago, oil prices have shot up, threatening the global economy, as Iran took advantage of the geographic chokehold over the vital shipping lane. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026

Men’s basketball’s geographic tilt is even more pronounced. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026

The city’s geographic location insulates it from some of the excesses and blinkered thinking that often dominate other metropolises. —Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

see geography

First Known Use

1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for geographic

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