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

Check your geographic hardiness zone for an idea of when the first frost occurs. —Lauren David, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025

Other researchers have used data from electronic records to determine how many people in a geographic area or of a certain demographic group have diabetes, to predict dementia and even to track gum disease. —Jill Inderstrodt, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025

But the star’s storms were messing with the GPS systems on John Deere’s precision agricultural equipment, which uses geographic guidance to help farmers precisely plant, spray and harvest crops. —Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 10 Dec. 2025

Coca-Cola Zero Sugar grew 14 percent, driven by growth across all geographic operating segments. —Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 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