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geography en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/ (US)
/dʒiˈɒɡɹəfi/ (UK)
(US) audio
/ˈdʒɒɡɹəfi/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos) Ancient Greek γεωγρᾰ́φος (geōgrắphos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) ▲ Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) ▲ Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-grăphĭ́ā) Ancient Greek γεωγρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (geōgrăphĭ́ā)bor. Latin geōgraphia Middle French géographie English geography From Middle French géographie, from Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía, “a description of the earth”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”). Doublet of geographia. Use in reference to lavatories derives from the mid-20th century euphemism "show one the geography of the house" in reference to pointing out the toilets.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.
- Some amount of basic geography is part of any good curriculum for primary and secondary education.
- These days, instead of going off behind the bike shed during recess to learn about sex, kids need to sneak behind the bike shed to do a little bit of closeted geography or closeted Latin. 2021, Mark Steyn, “Our Increasingly Unrecognizable Civilization”, in Imprimis, volume 50, number 4/5, Hillsdale College, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:
(archaic, countable) An atlas or gazetteer.
(archaic, countable) A description of the earth: a treatise or textbook on geography.
- Geographie is (according to Ptolomei) an imitation of the picture of the vvhole Earth. […] VVe take not the Earth ſimply in its ovvn nature as it is an element, for ſo it belongeth to Philoſophy, but for the terreſtrial Globe, ſo it is the ſubiect of Geographie, and is defined to bee a Sphericall body, proportionably compoſed of earth, and vvater. 1621, P[eter] H[eylyn], “The Generall Præcognita of Geographie. Terra.”, in Microcosmus, or A Little Description of the Great World. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Iohn Litchfield, and Iames Short printers to the famous Universitie, →OCLC, page 1:
(countable, uncountable) Terrain: the physical properties of a region of the earth.
- The geography of the Andes approaches never made transportation easy; routes to Bogota, Quito, La Paz, and Cuzco were so precipitous as to slow down the development of those Spanish cities in the interior. 1973, Helen Miller Bailey, Abraham Phineas Nasatir, Latin America: the development of its civilization:
(countable, uncountable) Any subject considered in terms of its physical distribution.
(countable, uncountable) Similar books, studies, or regions concerning other planets.
(countable, uncountable) The physical arrangement of any place, particularly (UK, slang) a house.
(countable, euphemistic, qualifier:chiefly upper-class UK, uncountable) The lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
- The Business Man Jocular: ‘I say, where's the geography, old son?’ 1967 December 21, The Listener, page 802:
(countable, figuratively, uncountable) The relative arrangement of the parts of anything.
- The actual geography of the murderous mind is still a mystery.
(countable, uncountable) A territory: a geographical area as a field of business or market sector.
- We currently operate only in EU countries but we're building prototype services for various geographies.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
geographies	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

geography · loo (upper-class British slang for lavatory) · geo

Translations (162)

es geografía (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · sw jiografia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ay uraqita (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · cy daearyddiaeth (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ko 지리학 (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ka გეოგრაფია (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · sgs geuograpėjė (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ak gyeografi (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · hi भूगोल (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · hy աշխարհագրություն (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · acw جُغْرافيا (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · uk земле́пис (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · kn ಭೂಗೋಳಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · bo ས་རྒྱུས་རིག་པ (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · pih jiiografii (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ba география (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · bo ས་བཤད (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · az coğrafiya (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · aii ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬ݂ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · uk геогра́фія (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · nn geografi (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ta புவியியல் (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · nl aardrijkskunde (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · id geografi (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · gl xeografía (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · fo landalæra (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · pdt Ieedbaulkonst (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · rup gheografii (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · fr géographie (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · hu geográfia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ga tíreolaíocht (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · th ภูมิศาสตร์ (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · fa گیتاشناسی (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · mn ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷᠵᠦᠢ (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · pcd jéographie (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · af geografie (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · de Erdkunde (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · cmn 地理學 /地理学 (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · my ပထဝီဝင် (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ca geografia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ja 地理学 (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ps جغرافيه (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · mr भूगोल (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · hu földrajztudomány (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · tpi save long graun (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ab агеографиа (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · he גֵּאוֹגְרַפְיָה (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ps ځمکپوهنه (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · de Geographie (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · tg ҷуғрофия (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · eu geografia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · kw doronieth (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · haw hōʻike honua (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · mt ġeografija (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · lt geografija (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · sk geografia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · fi maantiede (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ur جغرافیہ (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · yi געאָגראַפֿיע (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · mi mātai matawhenua (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · kk жағрафия (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · rue ґеоґра́фія (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · pl geografia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · mk географија (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · oc geografia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · wa djeyografeye (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · vo taledav (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · kk география (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · fur gjeografie (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · pt geografia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ms ilmu alam (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · sh земљопис (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ro geografie (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ar جُغْرَافِيَا (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · tr coğrafya (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · rm geografia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · tl taladutaan (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ug جۇغراپىيە (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · rm geografeia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · te భూగోళశాస్త్రం (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · sq gjeografía (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · tk geografiýa (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · iu ᓄᓇᐅᔪᖅ (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ru геогра́фия (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · nn landkunne (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · yue 地理學 /地理学 (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · kmr erdnîgarî (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ne भूगोल (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ms geografi (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · el γεωγραφία (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ckb جوگرافیا (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · gmw-cfr Jeojrafie (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · aii ܓܹܐܘܿܓ݂ܪܵܦܝܼܵܐ (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · is landfræði (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · fi maantieto (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · fi geografia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · tl heograpiya (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · cs geografie (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ast xeografía (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · io geografio (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · et maateadus (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · fa جغرافیا (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · as ভূগোল (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · be геагра́фія (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · scn giografìa (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · nl geografie (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · nb geografi (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · fy ierdrykskunde (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · nrf géographie (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · de Geografie (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · is landafræði (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · sl geografija (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · sa भूगोलः (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · hy գեոգրաֆիա (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · sv geografi (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · da geografi (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · lo ພູມສາດ (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ia geographia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · uz geografiya (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · gsw geographie (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ch yeogråfia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · br douaroniezh (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · sk zemepis (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · bn ভূগোল (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · gu ભૂગોળ (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ur بھوگول (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · mk земјопис (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · hu földrajz (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · af aardrykskunde (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · sh zemljopis (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · pl ziemiopismo (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · la geographia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · fo landafrøði (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · sl zemljepis (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · hu természetföldrajz (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · cs zeměpis (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · an cheografía (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · jv ꦧꦸꦩꦶꦮꦶꦩ꧀ꦧ (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · lv ģeogrāfija (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · sh географија (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · sh geografija (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ro ӂеографие (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · kmr cografya (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · gd cruinn-eòlas (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ky география (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · vi địa lý học (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · et geograafia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · pa ਭੂਗੋਲ (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · it geografia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ht jewografi (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · eo geografio (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · mwl jografie (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · mn газарзүй (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · sq gjeografí (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · bg геогра́фия (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · ks جَغرٲفی (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · lij giögrafia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · co geografia (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · mi mātauranga whenua (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · grc γεωγραφία (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · km ភូមិសាស្ត្រ (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) · tg география (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth)

wikidata: Q1071

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