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chorography

[ kuh-rog-ruh-fee, kaw-, koh- ]
/ kəˈrɒg rə fi, kɔ-, koʊ- /
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noun, plural cho·rog·ra·phies. Geography.

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

RELATED WORDS

topography, geopolitics, geology, cartography, physiography, topology

Nearby words

choristoma, chorizo, chorley, chorogi, chorographic, chorography, choroid, choroid coat, choroid plexus, choroid tela of fourth ventricle, choroid tela of third ventricle

Origin of chorography

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

Related forms

cho·rog·ra·pher, nouncho·ro·graph·ic [kawr-uh-graf-ik, kohr-] /ˌkɔr əˈgræf ɪk, ˌkoʊr-/, cho·ro·graph·i·cal, adjectivecho·ro·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
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chorography

/ (kɒˈrɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun geography

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

Derived Forms

chorographer, nounchorographic (ˌkɒrəˈɡræfɪk) or chorographical, adjectivechorographically, adverb

Word Origin for chorography

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