chorography

[ kuh-rog-ruh-fee, kaw-, koh- ]

noun

, Geography.

, plural cho·rog·ra·phies.

1. a systematic, detailed description and analysis of a region or regions.

chorography

/ ˌkɒrəˈɡræfɪk; kɒˈrɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. the technique of mapping regions
2. -phies a description or map of a region, as opposed to a small area

Derived Forms

• chorographic, adjective
• ˌchoroˈgraphically, adverb
• choˈrographer, noun

Other Words From

• cho·rogra·pher noun
• cho·ro·graph·ic [kawr-, uh, -, graf, -ik, kohr-], choro·graphi·cal adjective
• choro·graphi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of chorography¹

1550–60; < Latin chōrographia < Greek chōrographía, equivalent to chōro-, combining form of chṓra region + -graphia -graphy

Word History and Origins

Origin of chorography¹

C16: via Latin from Greek khōrographia, from khōros place, country + -graphy

Example Sentences

It corresponded with nothing, so far as understood, in the Asiatic chorography.

From Project Gutenberg

This reproduction of the figures of gesture is called Chorography.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• earth science
• geology
• geopolitics
• topography