geographical

[ jee-uh-graf-i-kuhl ]

/ ˌdʒi əˈgræf ɪ kəl /

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adjective

of or relating to geography.

of or relating to the natural features, population, industries, etc., of a region or regions.

Also ge·o·graph·ic [jee-uh-graf-ik] /ˌdʒi əˈgræf ɪk/ .

Origin of geographical

1550–60; <Late Latin geōgraphicus (<Greek geōgraphikós;see geo-, -graph, -ic) + -al²

OTHER WORDS FROM geographical

ge·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·ge·o·graph·ic, adjectivenon·ge·o·graph·i·cal, adjectivenon·ge·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

un·ge·o·graph·ic, adjectiveun·ge·o·graph·i·cal, adjectiveun·ge·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby geographical

Geoffrey, Geoffrey of Monmouth, geog., geognosy, geographer, geographical, geographical determinism, geographical mile, geographical tongue, geographic determinism, Geographic Information System

Example sentences from the Web for geographical

One of the precious and underappreciated jewels of America has always been its geographical diversity.
Andrew Cuomo Ignores Rural New York|David Fontana|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The movement in Winter in the Blood, the geographical, spiritual movement, is something new in cinema.
Sherman Alexie on His New Film, the Redskins, and Why It's OK to Laugh at His Work|William O’Connor|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They will record the exact moment of impact and the height and geographical position of the 777.
MH17 Is the World’s First Open-Source Air Crash Investigation|Clive Irving|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
World War I would reshape psychological boundaries as radically as it did geographical ones.
American Dreams, 1914: Penrod by Booth Tarkington|Nathaniel Rich|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Truth does not differ from one age to another, from one people to another, from one geographical location to another.
Atheist Philosopher Peter Boghossian’s Guide to Converting Believers|Michael Schulson|November 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Still, this is nothing more than what its geographical position leads us to expect.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man|Robert Gordon Latham
Therefore the present geographical distribution of species was largely determined by the extensive migrations of that time.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, Vol. 56, March 1900|Various
How many great qualities are grafted into nations by their geographical position, by political necessity, and by institutions!
An "Attic" Philosopher, Complete|Emile Souvestre
With Massoudy begins also the formal discussion of geographical problems affecting Islam.
Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D.|C. Raymond Beazley
The geographical factor is at least partly consequence as well as cause.
Anthropology|Robert Marett