geographic

B2 Topic:Places & Geography

US /d͡ʒiəˈɡɹæfɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #20497

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to geography or the physical features of an area.

The map shows the geographic boundaries of each country.
2

adj
Relating to the study of geography.

The magazine publishes geographic surveys of remote regions.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to geography or... geographical

2 adj · relating to the study of... geographical

Word family

Derived forms anthropogeographicbiogeographicchronogeographiccytogeographicecogeographicethnogeographicgenographichydrogeographicichthyogeographicmacrogeographicmicrogeographicmorphogeographic

Related forms geographer geographical geographically geography

Etymology

From Latin geōgraphicus; see French géographique. By surface analysis, geography + -ic.

geōgraphicus Latin

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# geographic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /d͡ʒiəˈɡɹæfɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 20497

## Meanings
1. Relating to geography or the physical features of an area.
2. Relating to the study of geography.

## Examples
- The map shows the geographic boundaries of each country.
- The magazine publishes geographic surveys of remote regions.

## Derived Forms
- anthropogeographic
- biogeographic
- chronogeographic
- cytogeographic
- ecogeographic
- ethnogeographic
- genographic
- hydrogeographic
- ichthyogeographic
- macrogeographic
- microgeographic
- morphogeographic

## Related Forms
- geographer
- geographical
- geographically
- geography

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: geōgraphicus

## Etymology
From Latin geōgraphicus; see French géographique. By surface analysis, geography + -ic.

## AI Etymology
Geographic comes from Latin geōgraphicus; see French géographique. By surface analysis, geography + -ic. In current use, the main senses are “Relating to geography or the physical features of an area” and “Relating to the study of geography”.

## Topics
- Places & Geography

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