Definition of GEOGRAPHY

geography

Plural: geographies

Noun

  • study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
  • The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.
  • An atlas or gazetteer.
  • A description of the earth: a treatise or textbook on geography.
  • Terrain: the physical properties of a region of the earth.
  • Any subject considered in terms of its physical distribution.
  • Similar books, studies, or regions concerning other planets.
  • The physical arrangement of any place, particularly (UK, slang) a house.
  • The lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
  • The relative arrangement of the parts of anything.
  • A territory: a geographical area as a field of business or market sector.

Examples

  • Some amount of basic geography is part of any good curriculum for primary and secondary education.
  • The actual geography of the murderous mind is still a mystery.
  • We currently operate only in EU countries but we're building prototype services for various geographies.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French géographie, from Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía, “a description of the earth”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”).
Use in reference to lavatories derives from the mid-20th century euphemism "show one the geography of the house" in reference to pointing out the toilets.

Scrabble Score: 19

geography: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
geography: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
geography: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

geography: valid Words With Friends Word