geography
noun /dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/
/dʒiˈɑːɡrəfi/
(plural geographies)
- recent work in economic geography
- cultural/historical/political geography
- a geography lesson/class/teacher
- a degree in geography
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- economic
- historical
- human
- …
- These streets had a very particular geography.
- the geography of New York City
- Kim knew the geography of the building and strode along the corridor.
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya2- The geography of the area makes travel very difficult.
- The island's geography is very simple.
- I wasn't familiar with the geography of the town.
- [singular] the way in which a particular aspect of life or society is influenced by geography or varies according to geography
- The geography of poverty and the geography of voting are connected.
- [countable] (business) a country, area or region
- We are now operational across multiple geographies.
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French géographie or Latin geographia, from Greek geōgraphia, from gē ‘earth’ + -graphia ‘writing’.