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ge·o·pol·i·tics

(jē′ō-pŏl′ĭ-tĭks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

1. The study of the relationship among politics and geography, demography, and economics, especially with respect to the foreign policy of a nation.

a. A governmental policy employing geopolitics.

b. A Nazi doctrine holding that the geographic, economic, and political needs of Germany justified its invasion and seizure of other lands.

3. A combination of geographic and political factors relating to or influencing a nation or region.

ge′o·po·lit′i·cal (-pə-lĭt′ĭ-kəl) adj.

ge′o·po·lit′i·cal·ly adv.

ge′o·pol′i·ti′cian (-tĭsh′ən) n.

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geopolitical

(ˌdʒiːəʊpəˈlɪtɪkəl)

adj

(Physical Geography) of or relating to geopolitics

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Adj.

geopolitical - of or relating to geopolitics

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geopolitisch

γεωπολιτικός

géopolitique

geopolitical

[ˌdʒiːəʊpəˈlɪtɪkəl] ADJ → geopolítico

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geopolitical

[ˌdʒiːəʊpəˈlɪtɪk^əl] adj → géopolitique

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