CHOROGRAPHY


Meaning of CHOROGRAPHY in English

n.

Pronunciation: k ə - ' rä-gr ə -f ē

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin chorographia, from Greek ch ō rographia, from ch ō ros place + -graphia -graphy

Date: 1559

1 : the art of describing or mapping a region or district

2 : a description or map of a region also : the physical conformation and features of such a region

– cho · rog · ra · pher \ -gr ə -f ə r \ noun

– cho · ro · graph · ic \ ˌ ko ̇ r- ə - ' gra-fik, ˌ kär- \ adjective

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