GEOGRAPHY


Meaning of GEOGRAPHY in English

ge ‧ og ‧ ra ‧ phy /dʒiˈɒɡrəfi, ˈdʒɒɡ- $ dʒiˈɑːɡ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: geographia , from Greek , 'describing the Earth' , from ge ( ⇨ ↑ geo- ) + graphein 'to write' ]

1 . the study of the countries, oceans, rivers, mountains, cities etc of the world:

a geography lesson

⇨ ↑ physical geography , ↑ political geography

2 . the geography of a building, city etc is the way all its parts are arranged

geography of

The geography of the flats made it hard to get to know our neighbours.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.