Geography
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dʒiˈɒɡɹəfi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Geography is a noun meaning The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.
Meaning
The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.
More Meanings
- Terrain: the physical properties of a region of the earth.
- Any subject considered in terms of its physical distribution.
- (astronomy) Similar books, studies, or regions concerning other planets.
- The physical arrangement of any place, particularly (UK, slang) a house.
- (archaic, countable) An atlas or gazetteer.
- (archaic, countable) A description of the earth: a treatise or textbook on geography.
- (chiefly upper-class UK, euphemistic) The lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
Example Sentences
The actual geography of the murderous mind is still a mystery.
The Business Man Jocular: ‘I say, where's the geography, old son?’
Some amount of basic geography is part of any good curriculum for primary and secondary education.
We currently operate only in EU countries but we're building prototype services for various geographies.
Word Forms
- geographies
Synonyms for geography
Depending on context, synonyms include loo, geo, geographics.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include geographics, spatial, geographically, location, topographic, topography.
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