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

The pain of gun violence crosses political, cultural, and geographic divides — but no group has suffered as much as Black people, such as Harris. —Fred Clasen-Kelly, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025

Real estate reflects rate sensitivity, lease structure, asset quality, and geographic exposure. —Kristin Olson, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025

Vail and its main competitor, Alterra Mountain Company, are insulated to some degree from bad weather in any one region by their geographic scale. —Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2025

The study’s dataset covers a wide geographic range, including humpback, sperm, and fin whale populations across northern Norway, Iceland, and the Cape Verde Islands. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025

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