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for geographic
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Geographic \Ge`o*graph"ic\, Geographical \Ge`o*graph"ic*al\, a.
[L. geographicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. g['e]ographique.]
Of or pertaining to geography.
[1913 Webster]
Geographical distribution. See under Distribution.
Geographic latitude (of a place), the angle included
between a line perpendicular or normal to the level
surface of water at rest at the place, and the plane of
the equator; differing slightly from the geocentric
latitude by reason of the difference between the earth's
figure and a true sphere.
Geographical mile. See under Mile.
Geographical variation, any variation of a species which is
dependent on climate or other geographical conditions.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
geographic
adj 1: of or relating to the science of geography [syn:
geographic, geographical]
2: determined by geography; "the north and south geographic
poles" [syn: geographic, geographical] [ant: magnetic]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "geographic":
areal, cartographic, chorographic, geodesic, geodetic,
geographical, geological, geophysical, locational, navigational,
physiographic, positional, regional, sectional, situal,
situational, territorial, topographic, zonal
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