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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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Costello is partnering with Izervay, a treatment for geographic atrophy, an advanced form of AMD that can cause vision loss, to help raise awareness about the condition. Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025 In Mission Viejo, elections will start being staggered again and in Laguna Hills, the city is set to transition to by-district elections with voters choosing a councilmember from their geographic area, versus the at-large elections that have been traditionally held. Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025 The screen also looked to see if an activist was involved and the geographic location of the business. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025 In future work, the team hopes to examine the geographic spread of these beliefs using the original school records from the districts that participated in the Irish Folklore Commission’s project to trace how folk medicine traveled, clustered, or faded away. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025 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 8 Dec. 2025.

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