Added 9 October 2026
geography
/dʒiˈɒɡɹəfi/ noun
In Latin: geographia Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about geography at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation.
Origin
From Middle French géographie, from Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía, “a description of the earth”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”). Doublet of geographia. Use in reference to lavatories derives from the mid-20th century euphemism "show one the geography of the house" in reference to pointing out the toilets.
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