geographical

CEFRC1

/d͡ʒiəˈɡɹæfɪkl̩/

adjective

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01
adjective
Relating to the Earth's places and physical features.
02
adjective
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A move to another place in the hope of curing an addiction etc.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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This store enjoys a geographical advantage.
Morality knows nothing of geographical boundaries, or distinctions of race.
ONE OF the facts which define the United States is that its national and its imperial boundaries are the same. Another is that it is a political unit which occupies a remarkably compact geographical unit of continental extent.

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Morality knows nothing of geographical boundaries, or distinctions of race.
1851, Herbert Spencer, “The Regulation of Commerce”, in Social Statics, London: Williams and Norgate, published 1868, section 1, page 326
ONE OF the facts which define the United States is that its national and its imperial boundaries are the same. Another is that it is a political unit which occupies a remarkably compact geographical unit of continental extent.
1952, Bernard DeVoto, “Preface”, in The Course of Empire, Boston: Mariner Books, published 1998, page xxxi
Clearly, the plane of the frame must be dominant, since that is the only plane that actually exists on the screen. Composition for this plane, however, is often influenced by factors in the geographical plane since, unless we are dealing with animation, a photographer or cinematographer must compose for the frame plane in the geographical plane.
1977, James Monaco, “The Language of Film: Signs and Syntax”, in How to Read a Film, page 155
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.
2011, Michael Carson, Benson at Sixty
There were always too many geographicals. That is a change of address.
2014, Sonny Carbo, Instant Idiot Just Add Alcohol

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