geographic

adjective

geo·​graph·​ic ˌjē-ə-ˈgra-fik How to pronounce geographic (audio)
variants or geographical
1
: of or relating to geography
2
: belonging to or characteristic of a particular region
the geographic features of Ohio
geographically adverb

Examples of geographic in a Sentence

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To infuse the Lost Shtetl Museum with sounds rooted in historical and geographic accuracy, Beckerman’s team, which included composers and technologists, consulted historians affiliated with the museum. Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 The survey, commissioned by Hers, a digital women’s health company that recently launched a perimenopause and menopause care program, probed 1,500 women in America from diverse geographic and racial backgrounds who were at different stages of midlife. Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 21 Jan. 2026 Sundance is so much more than its geographic location. Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026 Nodale said the Paris flagship signaled the jeweler’s ambitions in terms of brand coherence and depth of collections rather than rapid geographic spread of its retail network. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for geographic

Word History

Etymology

see geography

First Known Use

1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of geographic was in 1559

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“Geographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geographic. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.

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