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

Researchers at the University of Alabama used 16 different factors including the geographic hazards, the population and infrastructure exposed and the vulnerability of people living there. —Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026

Major airlines typically dominate specific geographic hubs. —Chase Jordan april 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026

Oil revenues are diverted into opaque channels that fund proxy militias, weapons procurement, and covert operations across a fluid geographic arc stretching from Iran through Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen. —Gaurav Srivastava, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026

It is seen by the United States and its allies as an effective geographic line that could be used to box in China’s navy from the wider ocean. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 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