geography

noun

ge·​og·​ra·​phy jē-ˈä-grə-fē 

plural geographies

1

: a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface

2

: the geographic features of an area

3

: a treatise on geography

4

a

: a delineation or systematic arrangement of constituent elements : configuration

The philosophers … have tried to construct geographies of human reason …

—Times Literary Supplement

b

: makeup sense 1

her emotional geography

Synonyms of geography

• topography
• landscape
• terrain

Examples of geography in a Sentence

studying the geography of the western United States

the geography of the region matches ancient descriptions of the location of the lost city

Recent Examples on the Web

From here, the exhibition unfurls in a centrifuge of wide-ranging formats and geographies. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026

This can include adding new capabilities, licences or geographies where acquirees have already excelled, rather than acquirers investing time and cost into these areas themselves. — Daniel Webber, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

The Grand Canyon in the United States Carved over more than 6 million years, the Grand Canyon is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and an icon of American geography. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Our district is also home to remarkable diversity in age, income, and geography, from urban neighborhoods and growing business corridors to the Glades communities, where residents often face very different economic and infrastructure challenges. — Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin geographia, from Greek geōgraphia, from geōgraphein to describe the earth's surface, from geō- + graphein to write — more at carve

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing geography

• dialect geography
• linguistic geography
• physical geography

Rhymes for geography

• angiocardiography
• electrocardiography
• arteriography
• autobiography
• biogeography
• cholangiography
• cinematography
• historiography
• photolithography
• photomicrography
• ultrasonography
• ventriculography

Kids Definition

geography

noun

ge·​og·​ra·​phy jē-ˈäg-rə-fē 

plural geographies

1

: a science that deals with the location of living and nonliving things on earth and the way they affect one another

2

: the natural parts of an area

the geography of the western U.S.

geographer

-fər

noun

geographic

ˌjē-ə-ˈgraf-ik

adjective

or geographical

-i-kəl

geographically

-i-k(ə-)lē

adverb