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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Of the company’s five geographic areas, its the third biggest by revenue and the only one declining over that stretch. Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026 The localized damage presented a challenge in the House in March, where some lawmakers divided along geographic lines. Mark Dee march 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 Mar. 2026 Yet extreme geographic concentration – particularly China’s dominance of processing, accounting for 70% of refining on average across 19 of 20 strategic minerals – poses systemic risks that were brought into sharp relief by Beijing’s 2025 export controls on rare earths, gallium, and germanium. Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026 Major disparities in prescription rates run across racial, economic and geographic boundaries, April 2025 research found, even to the point some Americans are cooking their own GLP-1 drugs at home to cut costs. Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 30 Mar. 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 3 Apr. 2026.

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