geographical expansion

collocation in English

meaningsofgeographicalandexpansion

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geographical
adjective
uk
/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
relating to geography, or to the geography of a particular area ...
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expansion
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/us
/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/
the increase of something in size, number, ...
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(Definition ofgeographicalandexpansionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It seems likely that just as the movement's localism constrainedgeographicalexpansion, so its rootedness in the culture of workplace association circumscribed its social appeal.
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The same effects of stratified colonization processes may also hold true for other plant species that have undergone recentgeographicalexpansion.
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Habitat conservation, then, hinges on reducing the incentives forgeographicalexpansionof agriculture and other sectors of the rural economy.
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Even more important, though, than thegeographicalexpansionis the broader basis with regard to content.
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Are we gaining by this massivegeographicalexpansion?
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These moves are just as important as other strategic thrusts, such as acquisition,geographicalexpansion, and so on.
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While there was a great deal ofgeographicalexpansionthere were also losses and fragmentation.
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Economic prosperity did not meangeographicalexpansion; it required collaboration with some, competition with others, and an intimate understanding among government, commerce, and production.
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The networks structure easily accommodated these services and theirgeographicalexpansion.
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This phenomenon is related to a change in the design of the bags, which have evolved to become more fashionable, as well as a rapidgeographicalexpansion.
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