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geographer

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ge·og·ra·phy  (j-gr-f)
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 gegraphia, from Greek gegraphi : ge-, geo- + -graphi, -graphy.]
ge·ogra·pher n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.geographergeographer - an expert on geography              
expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
cartographer, map maker - a person who makes maps
Translations
geographer [dʒɪˈɒgrəfəʳ] N → geógrafo/a m/f
geographer [dʒiˈɒgrəfər] n → géographe mf
geographer
n → Geograf(in) m(f)
geographer [dʒɪˈɒgrəfəʳ] n → geografo/a
geographer [dʒɪˈɒgrəfəʳ] n → geografo/a


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Ibn Hankal, the Arabian geographer, describes a heroic extreme in the hospitality of Sogd, in Bukharia.
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