Definition of chorographynext
as in geography
the physical features of a region as a whole a detailed map of the region's chorography

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Noun
  • The area's geography of tall seaside cliffs and sharp mountain ridges can contribute to turbulent air and quick weather changes that pose hazards for aviation.
    JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Throughout her lifetime, muralist and collector Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad — who splits her time between Minnesota and California — has built a collection of paintings, sculptures and religious art that showcases the intersection of the geography of the American West with Latin American culture.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Nature design motifs are sprinkled throughout the dining room, such as redwood paneling bearing carvings of a redwood tree and a topography map of Kirkwood Mountain, where the Riches like to ski.
    Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Our beautiful encircling topography of mountains and hills is a bowl ready-made by ancient plate tectonics to be filled with smoke and smog.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • His first mature photographs made during his university years revisited Scandinavian Romanticism—typified by the stormy, sublime landscapes of painters such as Johan Christian Dahl—with a sly spin.
    Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
  • There are also moments of frank reflection, in the back of a car or alone in Seoul, where the members take stock of the weight of their fame and the pressure of returning to a newly uncertain place in the global pop landscape.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Chorography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chorography. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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