geographic

adjective

geo·​graph·​ic ˌjē-ə-ˈgra-fik How to pronounce geographic (audio)
variants or geographical
1
: of or relating to geography
2
: belonging to or characteristic of a particular region
the geographic features of Ohio
geographically adverb

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The increase in cost ratio is due to changes in product sales mix and geographic differences. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 To create its online and in-app maps, onX incorporates thousands of sources, like local city geographic information system data, Forest Service data, and more. Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024 The cartographic canvases on display are local histories in which the past is overlaid on a geographic present, their tangle of colored lines resembling some cross between a subway map, a conspiracy board, and a family tree of our ancestors. Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024 But Proposition 134 creates new geographic requirements for gathering signatures, requiring some to come from each of the state's 30 Legislative districts. Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for geographic 

Word History

Etymology

see geography

First Known Use

1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of geographic was in 1559

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“Geographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geographic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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