Question 1 · Quick check
geographic
CEFRC1
/d͡ʒiəˈɡɹæfɪk/
adjective
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In plain English
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adjective
Relating to the Earth's places and physical features.
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adjective
Extra detailDetermined by geography, as opposed to magnetic (i.e. North)
Examples
Algeria's most distinct feature is the geographic diversity of its vast territory.
Mathematics knows no races or geographic boundaries; for mathematics, the cultural world is one country.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningPertaining to geography (or to geographics).
More examples
In contextThe first naked woman I saw was in a National Geographic magazine.
In his book, Polystate: A Thought Experiment in Distributed Government, Zach Weinersmith speculates about what governments would look like if they didn’t rule over geographic locations, but instead ruled over minds.
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Origin
adjective
From Latin geōgraphicus; see French géographique. By surface analysis, geography + -ic.