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jee-uh-GRAF-ikl/ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪkl/

Geographical means connected with the earth’s surface and where places are: a geographical area; geographical spread. Geographic is a shorter twin, common in US and in names (National Geographic). Geography is the school subject. Do not call a historical debate geographical. Inequality essays: geographical variation.

Meaning

Connected with the features of the earth’s surface and where places are.

Examples

• “There is a geographical gap in dental care between north and south.”
• “Plot the geographical spread of the sample, not only the national average.”

Good to know

geographical gap / spread / area. Twin: geographic. Subject: geography. Essays: geographical inequality. Not a history word.

Near in meaning

geographic

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