First Known Use: 15th century
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geography
noun ge·og·ra·phy \jē-ˈä-grə-fē\
: an area of study that deals with the location of countries, cities, rivers, mountains, lakes, etc.
: the natural features (such as rivers, mountains, etc.) of a place
plural ge·og·ra·phies
Full Definition of GEOGRAPHY
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: a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface
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: the geographic features of an area
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: a treatise on geography
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a : a delineation or systematic arrangement of constituent elements : configuration b : makeup 1 <her emotional geography>
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Origin of GEOGRAPHY
Latin geographia, from Greek geōgraphia, from geōgraphein to describe the earth's surface, from geō- + graphein to write — more at carve
Related to GEOGRAPHY
- Synonyms
- chorography, geomorphology, landscape, terrain, topography
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Rhymes with GEOGRAPHY
autography, cacography, cartography, chorography, chronography, cosmography, cryptography, demography, discography, ethnography, filmography, holography, lithography, lymphography, mammography, mythography, nomography, orthography, phonography, photography, pictography, planography, pornography, reprography, sonography, stenography, thermography, tomography, topography, typography, venography, xerography, xylography
GEOGRAPHY Defined for Kids
geography
noun ge·og·ra·phy \jē-ˈä-grə-fē\
Definition of GEOGRAPHY for Kids
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: a science that deals with the location of living and nonliving things on earth and the way they affect one another
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: the natural features of an area <the geography of the western United States>
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