- geographic
- geographic 1620s, shortened form of GEOGRAPHICAL (Cf. geographical); in some cases probably from M.Fr. géographique.
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geographic — geographic, geographical Both forms have a long history, geographic being first recorded in 1630 and geographical in 1559. The longer form is dominant in BrE, but geographic alternates with it more frequently in AmE … Modern English usage
Geographic — Ge o*graph ic, Geographical Ge o*graph ic*al, a. [L. geographicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. g[ e]ographique.] Of or pertaining to geography. [1913 Webster] {Geographical distribution}. See under {Distribution}. {Geographic latitude} (of a place), the angle… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
geographic — UK US /ˌdʒiəˈɡræfɪk/ adjective ► GEOGRAPHICAL(Cf. ↑geographical) … Financial and business terms
geographic — adj. Geographic is used with these nouns: ↑boundary, ↑distance, ↑diversity, ↑expansion, ↑isolation, ↑location, ↑pole, ↑proximity, ↑reach, ↑region, ↑scope, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
geographic — geographical UK [ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪk(ə)l] / US [ˌdʒɪəˈɡræfɪk(ə)l] or geographic UK [ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪk] / US [ˌdʒɪəˈɡræfɪk] adjective ** relating to an area or place, or to its geography The hospital has an ideal geographical location. a broad geographical… … English dictionary
geographic — geographical [ˌdʒiːəˈgræfɪk(ə)l] or geographic [ˌdʒiːəˈgræfɪk] adj relating to an area or place, or to geography geographically [ˌdʒiːəˈgræfɪkli] adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
geographic — geographical ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to geography. DERIVATIVES geographic adjective geographically adverb … English terms dictionary
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