political geography

American  

[puh-lit-ik-uhl jee-ahg-ruh-fee] / pəˈlɪt ɪk əl dʒiˈɑg rə fi /

noun

• political geographies
  plural

1. the branch of geography focusing on the boundaries, governance, and territorial organization of political entities, such as countries, cities, states, or provinces.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• political geographer
  noun
• political geographic
  adjective
• political geographical
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• political geographies
  plural

Example Sentences

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political geography

"It's fascinating that when the law of the sea was negotiated, it never occurred to anyone that coastlines move," political geography professor Philip Steinberg says, "and even potentially areas of land disappear."

From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2022

It has been overwhelmed by a "teal" wave, the colour adopted by the swathe of independents who have had such a transformative effect on the country's political geography.

From BBC ● May 22, 2022

The political geography has been scrambled by successive wars over the past two centuries.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2022

And Zambia’s political geography — it was a landlocked nation whose crucial economic supply lines led through white-ruled territory — magnified its vulnerability.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2021

Liszt’s fifth innovation was a product of the particular political geography into which he was born.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall