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Geography

//d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them. countable, uncountable

    "Some amount of basic geography is part of any good curriculum for primary and secondary education."

  2. 2
    study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation wordnet
  3. 3
    An atlas or gazetteer. archaic, countable
  4. 4
    A description of the earth: a treatise or textbook on geography. archaic, countable

    "Geographie is (according to Ptolomei) an imitation of the picture of the vvhole Earth. […] VVe take not the Earth ſimply in its ovvn nature as it is an element, for ſo it belongeth to Philoſophy, but for the terreſtrial Globe, ſo it is the ſubiect of Geographie, and is defined to bee a Sphericall body, proportionably compoſed of earth, and vvater."

  5. 5
    Terrain: the physical properties of a region of the earth. countable, uncountable

    "The geography of the Andes approaches never made transportation easy; routes to Bogota, Quito, La Paz, and Cuzco were so precipitous as to slow down the development of those Spanish cities in the interior."

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  1. 6
    Any subject considered in terms of its physical distribution. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Similar books, studies, or regions concerning other planets. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    The physical arrangement of any place, particularly (UK, slang) a house. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    The lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation. countable, euphemistic, uncountable

    "The Business Man Jocular: ‘I say, where's the geography, old son?’"

  5. 10
    The relative arrangement of the parts of anything. countable, figuratively, uncountable

    "The actual geography of the murderous mind is still a mystery."

  6. 11
    A territory: a geographical area as a field of business or market sector. countable, uncountable

    "We currently operate only in EU countries but we're building prototype services for various geographies."

Etymology

From Middle French géographie, from Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía, “a description of the earth”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”). Use in reference to lavatories derives from the mid-20th century euphemism "show one the geography of the house" in reference to pointing out the toilets.

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