geography
noun
ge·og·ra·phy
jē-ˈä-grə-fē
plural geographies
1
: a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface
2
: the geographic features of an area
3
: a treatise on geography
4
a
: a delineation or systematic arrangement of constituent elements : configuration
The philosophers … have tried to construct geographies of human reason …—Times Literary Supplement
b
: makeup sense 1
her emotional geography
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“Geography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geography. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.
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