Definition of "geography" in inglés

noun

1. The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.

   • Some amount of basic geography is part of any good curriculum for primary and secondary education.

2. (archaic, countable) An atlas or gazetteer.

3. (archaic, countable) A description of the earth: a treatise or textbook on geography.

4. Terrain: the physical properties of a region of the earth.

5. Any subject considered in terms of its physical distribution.

6. (astronomy) Similar books, studies, or regions concerning other planets.

7. The physical arrangement of any place, particularly (UK, slang) a house.

8. (chiefly upper-class UK, euphemistic) The lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.

9. (figuratively) The relative arrangement of the parts of anything.

   • The actual geography of the murderous mind is still a mystery.

10. (chiefly business and marketing) A territory: a geographical area as a field of business or market sector.

    • We currently operate only in EU countries but we're building prototype services for various geographies.