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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The support documentation says users record their face and voice to create the avatar, and that avatars currently require a personal Google Account with a Google AI plan, with some geographic restrictions and support currently limited to English. Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Within less than two decades, the banana plant had established itself across an exceptionally large geographic area from its initial start in Hispaniola. Sophia Rey, JSTOR Daily, 28 May 2026 With more than 20% of marine life in the area found exclusively there, the islands have some of the highest levels of endemism, or species that only live in one geographic location. Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 27 May 2026 Tepeli said the Chicago office would be affected by the layoffs — along with Groupon offices worldwide — but declined to offer specific geographic downsizing projections. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 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 31 May. 2026.

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