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geographical

geographical

48 3.9
About the land, shape, or location of a place
  • adjective
  • /ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪkəl/
translation icon : geográfico
  • Well, basically, Kansas was Lawrence, KS was picked simply because it's the geographical center of the continental United States.
  • geographical distribution
  • geographical area
  • geographical boundaries

This is part of a broadening of our geographical horizons.

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Examples

  • So there in just one month, in one small geographical area, you had 4 separate attacks, in which 7 people were killed.

  • The geographical differences significantly impact the climate and culture of an area.

  • And are those places maybe not in the geographical United States, but are those places growing more around the planet?

  • But they have one geographical factor in common.

  • And they are a company that maps IP addresses to geographical areas.

  • Future studies may want to focus on the geographical locations that FGS come from.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Their tribal members share geographical areas within several counties in eastern Oklahoma.

    Academic text (2011)
  • For one thing, Egypt, despite its immense size and subregions, has always been a single geographical and cultural unit.

    Academic text (2011)
  • This is part of a broadening of our geographical horizons.

  • The geographical features of the region attract many tourists each year.

Synonyms

regional
vsgeographical
521 3.5

About a particular part of a country or area rather than the whole country

is general about place features across any region or area
spatial
vsgeographical
76 5.5

About the position and arrangement of things in space

limits attention to actual place features and regional characteristics
geographic
vsgeographical
75 3.5

Relating to the land, sea, or places on Earth

is the more formal adjective about place features
topographical
vsgeographical
5 6.9

Relating to the shape and parts of land, like hills and valleys, shown on maps

is more general, applying to place characteristics not only mapped ones
topographic
vsgeographical
3 6.4

About the shape and features of land shown on maps

is broader, covering place features beyond map representation
geospatial
vsgeographical
  • Specialized
2 6.0

Relating to the location and features of places on the Earth's surface

centres on physical place features rather than on data or coordinates
physiographic
vsgeographical
  • Specialized
8.1

Relating to the shape and physical features of the land, like mountains or plains

is wider, covering area features beyond just natural landforms

Compounds

Part of the Earth's surface with shared natural or human features

A precise place on the Earth shown on a map by coordinates

5.6

A name or sign on a product showing it comes from a specific place, like Champagne

8.9

An old British unit of length equal to 6,080 feet

An area of land with clear borders for geography, government, or culture

A region of the Earth with a similar climate or position on the globe

Surface Forms

geographical positive
geographic positive

Morphology

geographical = geography (transparent) = geography + ical

Standard adjective formation from the noun 'geography' using the suffix '-ical' meaning 'relating to geography'; learners who know 'geography' will readily recognise 'geographical'.

Etymology

Geographical comes from the prefix geo- which means 'earth' and the same root appears in familiar words like geography and geology. So, geographical describes things that relate to the land, place, or physical features of an area.