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 …—
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b
: makeup sense 1
her emotional geography
Examples of geography in a Sentence
studying the geography of the western United States
the geography of the region matches ancient descriptions of the location of the lost city
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Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Sports transcend politics, race, religion, income, and geography in a way that few other institutions can.
—
Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Beyond some areas just being warmer, population, geography and infrastructure also make a difference in air conditioning use and adoption.
—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
If 2026 was the appetizer for the Socceroos, then 2030 should have Mount Kosciuszko-high expectations — there’s a little Down Under geography nugget for you — for what is served as the entrée.
—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2026
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“Geography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geography. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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geography
noun
ge·og·ra·phy
jē-ˈäg-rə-fē
plural geographies
1
: a science that deals with the location of living and nonliving things on earth and the way they affect one another
2
: the natural parts of an area
the geography of the western U.S.
geographer
noun
-fər
geographic
adjective
ˌjē-ə-ˈgraf-ik
or geographical
-i-kəl
geographically
adverb
-i-k(ə-)lē
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