geography
noun
ge·og·ra·phy jē-ˈä-grə-fē 
plural geographies
1
: a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface
2
: the geographic features of an area
3
: a treatise on geography
4
a
: a delineation or systematic arrangement of constituent elements : configuration
the philosophers … have tried to construct geographies of human reason 
Times Literary Supplement
Times Literary Supplement b
: makeup sense 1
her emotional geography
Synonyms
- chorography
- geomorphology
- landscape
- terrain
- topography
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Example Sentences
studying the geography of the western United States the geography of the region matches ancient descriptions of the location of the lost city
Recent Examples on the Web At the same time, the COVID pandemic has shown us that health care isn’t limited by geography; many health systems have strengthened their telehealth offerings. Dallas Ducar, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2022 The company said monthly users in the U.S. and Canada fell 8% year on year, the largest percentage point decrease by geography. Laura Forman, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2022 Experts have speculated that the effectiveness varies by geography because of differences in the underlying risk factors of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, which potentially include infection, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. Edward Chen, STAT, 18 July 2022 Creators’ per-view income, a function of what advertisers pay YouTube, varies by geography. New York Times, 5 July 2022 How about two eight-team divisions, but not divided by geography? Nathan Baird, cleveland, 1 July 2022 Typically tied by geography, dozens of cities around the world are home to startup ecosystems. Naeim Khanjani, Forbes, 17 June 2022 The Musical Instrument Museum opened in 2010 and features permanent galleries organized by geography, containing items culled from collectors, instrument makers and musicians. Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2022 The carmaker doesn’t break out sales by geography, but the U.S. and China are its largest markets and the bulk of sales were of the Model 3 sedan and Y crossover. Fortune, 2 Apr. 2022 See More
Dallas Ducar, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2022 The company said monthly users in the U.S. and Canada fell 8% year on year, the largest percentage point decrease by geography. Laura Forman, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2022 Experts have speculated that the effectiveness varies by geography because of differences in the underlying risk factors of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, which potentially include infection, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. Edward Chen, STAT, 18 July 2022 Creators’ per-view income, a function of what advertisers pay YouTube, varies by geography. New York Times, 5 July 2022 How about two eight-team divisions, but not divided by geography? Nathan Baird, cleveland, 1 July 2022 Typically tied by geography, dozens of cities around the world are home to startup ecosystems. Naeim Khanjani, Forbes, 17 June 2022 The Musical Instrument Museum opened in 2010 and features permanent galleries organized by geography, containing items culled from collectors, instrument makers and musicians. Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2022 The carmaker doesn’t break out sales by geography, but the U.S. and China are its largest markets and the bulk of sales were of the Model 3 sedan and Y crossover. Fortune, 2 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin geographia, from Greek geōgraphia, from geōgraphein to describe the earth's surface, from geō- + graphein to write — more at carve
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing geography
Kids Definition
geography
noun
ge·og·ra·phy jē-ˈä-grə-fē
1
: a science that deals with the location of living and nonliving things on earth and the way they affect one another
2
: the natural features of an area
the geography of the western United States
geography
noun
as in topography
the physical features of a region as a whole the geography of the region matches ancient descriptions of the location of the lost city Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- topography
- landscape
- terrain
- geomorphology
- scenery
- chorography
- land
- landform
- terrane
- terrene
- ground