geopolitical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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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-)der. English geo- English politic English -al English political English geopolitical From geo- (“geographical”) + political.
Meanings
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Of or relating to geopolitics.
Weinersmith, who is best known for his webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, describes the polystate as a geopolitical entity in which multiple overlapping states exist — but each “state” consists of citizens who have agreed to the laws of a single non-geographic state; typical geographically-bound nations, or traditional “geostates”, would be replaced by “polystates”, which are collections of “anthrostates”.
2014 June 12, George Dvorsky, “12 Futuristic Forms of Government That Could One Day Rule the World”, in Gizmodo, archived from the original on 28 May 2022:Call it boasting or benevolence, however, the response to the tragedy illustrates the era of “disaster diplomacy,” or the use of foreign aid for influence in a geopolitical competition.
2025 April 1, Editorial Board, “Why the seismic giving to Myanmar?”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2026:In a blog post, the company [Google] said there was “a global competition taking place for A.I. leadership within an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape. We believe democracies should lead in A.I. development.”
2025 August 4, Sheera Frenkel, “The Militarization of Silicon Valley”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more geopolitical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most geopolitical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
geopolitically · socio-geopolitical · geopolitical zone · geopolitical entity
Relateds
Translations (30)
mk геополитички (of, or relating to geopolitics) · ro geopolitic (of, or relating to geopolitics) · da geopolitisk (of, or relating to geopolitics) · hu geopolitikai (of, or relating to geopolitics) · pl geopolityczny (of, or relating to geopolitics) · ka გეოპოლიტიკური (of, or relating to geopolitics) · nn geopolitisk (of, or relating to geopolitics) · sv geopolitisk (of, or relating to geopolitics) · ru геополитический (of, or relating to geopolitics) · fa جغراسیاسی (of, or relating to geopolitics) · el γεωπολιτικός (of, or relating to geopolitics) · be геапаліты́чны (of, or relating to geopolitics) · tg геосиёсӣ (of, or relating to geopolitics) · gl xeopolítico (of, or relating to geopolitics) · de geopolitisch (of, or relating to geopolitics) · cmn 地緣政治學的 /地缘政治学的 (of, or relating to geopolitics) · ca geopolític (of, or relating to geopolitics) · hy աշխարհաքաղաքական (of, or relating to geopolitics) · fa ژئوپلیتیکی (of, or relating to geopolitics) · cs geopolitický (of, or relating to geopolitics) · ko 지정학적인 (of, or relating to geopolitics) · nb geopolitisk (of, or relating to geopolitics) · la geōpolīticus (of, or relating to geopolitics) · tg геополитикӣ (of, or relating to geopolitics) · kk геосаяси (of, or relating to geopolitics) · uk геополіти́чний (of, or relating to geopolitics) · fi geopoliittinen (of, or relating to geopolitics) · es geopolítico (of, or relating to geopolitics) · lv ģeopolitisks (of, or relating to geopolitics) · pt geopolítico (of, or relating to geopolitics)