Synonyms for geography

Grammar : Noun

Spell : jee-og-ruh-fee

Phonetic Transcription : dʒiˈɒg rə fi

Définition of geography

Origin : 1540s, from Middle French géographie (15c.), from Latin geographia, from Greek geographia "description of the earth's surface," from geo- "earth" + -graphia "description" (see -graphy).

noun the earth's features; study of land

Example sentences :

We studied the history and geography of a world only half explored.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

Making an excuse for haste, I asked Zimmern to get the geography for me.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

The earth's interior, Dr. Shapley said, is the "third dimension" of geography.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various

Our geography, that is to say, is too much for the Yankee brain.
Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry

Upon its margins Columbus wrote his own opinions about geography.
Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne

He now took lessons on the piano, and in geography, fencing, and dancing.
Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various

I am studying spelling, geography, arithmetic, and the Third Reader.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 » by Various

The geography of Asia and of Africa necessitated a nomadic life.
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Where the heart is, there the muses, there the gods sojourn, and not in any geography of fame.
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

In the present edition, for instance, almost all the geography is new.
Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller

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