geographies

Variant of geography

geography definition

ge·og·ra·phy (jē äg′rə fē)

noun pl. geographies -·phies

  1. the descriptive science dealing with the surface of the earth, its division into continents and countries, and the climate, plants, animals, natural resources, inhabitants, and industries of the various divisions
  2. the physical features, esp. the surface features, of a region, area, or place
  3. a book about geography

Etymology: L geographia < Gr geōgraphia, geography < geō- (see geo-) + graphein, to write: see graphic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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