language note: The form geographic(dʒiːəgræfɪk) is also used.
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Geographical or geographic means concerned with or relating to geography.
Its geographical location stimulated overseas mercantile enterprise.
...a vast geographical area.
geographically (dʒiːəgræfɪkli)adverb
It is geographically more diverse than any other continent.
geographical in American English
(ˌdʒiəˈgræfɪkəl)
adjective
1.
of or according to geography
2.
with reference to the geography of a particular region
Also ˌgeoˈgraphic
Derived forms
geographically (ˌgeoˈgraphically)
adverb
Examples of 'geographical' in a sentence
geographical
Three new geographical regions are being set up in line with the more centralisedapproach.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They also generally contain a geographical location or radius within which movements are restricted.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Local unions represent employees within a particular geographical area.
A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments,Functions
Economists focus on this fact as the major explanation for wage differences between occupations and between geographical areas.
A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments,Functions
There are 18 indexes covering different sectors and geographical regions.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The portfolio is quite well diversified, both across sectors and geographical regions.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We are tied together by language and shared experiences, rather than by geographical location.
Christianity Today (2000)
The fund is entirely flexible in terms of company size, sector and geographical location.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Choose the variety carefully to suit your garden, personal taste and geographical location.
The Sun (2009)
Large cities mean that there's a lot of young players in a relatively small geographical area.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Certain minerals can be lacking from your diet for any number of reasons, including your geographical location.
Wilkinson, Steve M.E. and You - a self-help plan (1988)
A string of education publishers covering different geographical regions and educational stages are on the auction block.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We are looking at big, stable multinationals with decent dividends that have exposure to a wide geographical area.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
At present, officers have only the power to remove face coverings in specific geographicalareas where they suspect violence.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Yet another approach is to look at geographical areas in which the concentration of poor conditions adds up to a definition of poverty or urban deprivation.
Brown, Muriel & Payne Sarah Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990)
This will be done by considering the nature of the restraint, the geographical area and the length of time it will run.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The circular could be misleading when it referred to a locality being'a broad geographical area '.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Geographical location, always important in economic success, looks to be one of those things that countries cannot change.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is thought that certain angels are somehow "in charge" of different countries, races, geographical areas and the planet as a whole.
Campbell, Eileen & Brennan, J. H. Dictionary of Mind, Body and Spirit (1994)
In other languages
geographical
British English: geographical ADJECTIVE
Geographical means concerned with or relating to geography.
They move people from one geographical location to another.
American English: geographical
Brazilian Portuguese: geográfico
Chinese: 地理的
European Spanish: geográfico
French: géographique
German: geografisch
Italian: geografico
Japanese: 地理的な
Korean: 지리학의
European Portuguese: geográfico
Latin American Spanish: geográfico
All related terms of 'geographical'
geographical mile
a unit of length, used esp in navigation , equivalent to the average length of a minute of latitude , and corresponding to a latitude of 45°, i.e. 1852 m (6076.12 ft)
geographical location
A location is the place where something happens or is situated .
geographical boundaries
The boundary of an area of land is an imaginary line that separates it from other areas.
geographical determinism
the theory that human activity is determined by geographical conditions
Admiralty mile
a unit of length, used esp in navigation , equivalent to the average length of a minute of latitude , and corresponding to a latitude of 45°, i.e. 1852 m (6076.12 ft)
international nautical mile
a unit of length, used esp in navigation , equivalent to the average length of a minute of latitude , and corresponding to a latitude of 45°, i.e. 1852 m (6076.12 ft)
nautical mile
A nautical mile is a unit of measurement used at sea . It is equal to 1852 metres .