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ge·og·ra·phy

 (jē-ŏg′rə-fē)
n. pl. ge·og·ra·phies
1. The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the effects of human activity.
2. The physical characteristics, especially the surface features, of an area.
3. A book on geography.
4. An ordered arrangement of constituent elements: charting a geography of the mind.
[Latin geōgraphia, from Greek geōgraphiā : geō-, geo- + -graphiā, -graphy.]
ge·og′ra·pher n.
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ge•og•ra•pher

(dʒiˈɒg rə fər)

n.
a person who specializes in geographical research, delineation, and study.
[1535–45; < Late Latin geōgraphus < Greek geōgráphos; see geo-, -grapher]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.geographer - an expert on geographygeographer - an expert on geography    
expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
cartographer, map maker - a person who makes maps
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Translations
جُغرافيّ
geografzeměpisec
geograf
földrajztudós
landafræîingur
geograf

geographer

[dʒɪˈɒgrəfəʳ] N → geógrafo/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

geographer

[dʒiˈɒgrəfər] n → géographe mf
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

geographer

n → Geograf(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

geographer

[dʒɪˈɒgrəfəʳ] n → geografo/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

geography

(dʒiˈogrəfi) noun
the science that describes the surface of the Earth and its inhabitants. He is studying geography.
geˈographer noun
a person who studies geography.
geographic(al) (dʒiəˈgrӕfik(əl)) adjective
a geographical study of the area.
ˌgeoˈgraphically adverb
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