Geographical

//d͡ʒiəˈɡɹæfɪkl̩// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A move to another place in the hope of curing an addiction etc. informal

    "At QA they called these 'Geographicals'. It was a common tactic of the alcoholic type to think that a move would make all the difference."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to geography.

    "Morality knows nothing of geographical boundaries, or distinctions of race."

Adjective
  1. 1
    determined by geography wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to the science of geography wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
geographicarealcartographicchorographicgeodesicgeodetic

Example

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"This store enjoys a geographical advantage."

Etymology

From Late Latin geōgraphicus + -al. By surface analysis, geography + -ical.

Related phrases

geographical indicationgeographical milenorth geographical pole

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