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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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