geographical separation

collocation in English

meaningsofgeographicalandseparation

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geographical
adjective
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/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
relating to geography, or to the geography of a particular area ...
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separation
noun
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/ˌsep.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsep.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
a situation in which two or more people or things ...
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(Definition ofgeographicalandseparationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Feelings of family obligations and affective relationships spanning the generations have not been weakened bygeographicalseparation.
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Geographicalseparationinevitably leads to linguistic separation when communities no longer need to communicate with one another.
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For practical forms of support, a greatergeographicalseparationdistance went together with a lower likelihood of giving support.
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Increasinggeographicalseparationdistances may pose a problem for support giving in the future, depending on how it is organised.
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Furthermore, ageographicalseparationin populations sampled from pines was observed since they were located in two distinct clusters.
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Despite thegeographicalseparation, they continue to collaborate on song writing from each coast.
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Expansion of both towns has now eradicated anygeographicalseparationbetween the two.
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Thegeographicalseparationdid not impede the brothers' collaborative process.
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Aside from theirgeographicalseparation, the subgroups' primary differences are in dialect.
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Thegeographicalseparationbetween the two countries meant that their spheres of influence rarely overlapped.
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Differences exist between these lineages due togeographicalseparationand changes that have occurred uniquely in time.
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A river of genes may fork into two branches, mostly due to thegeographicalseparationbetween two populations of organisms.
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Other authors have suggested that competition was limited bygeographicalseparation.
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The two clock times enable the navigator to convert the hour difference intogeographicalseparation.
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It is possibly a subspecies, but thegeographicalseparationsuggests that this little known form is a distinct species.
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Itsgeographicalseparationfrom "nesiotes" requires confirmation.
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If there is considerable genetic and phenotypic change without the loss of the capacity for interbreeding, then such hybridization is simply prevented by thegeographicalseparationof populations.
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Being on different continents for the last several years has curbed their musical output but by no means stopped it; they have released six albums despite thegeographicalseparation.
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New species are formed through the process of speciation, often caused by geographical separations that prevent populations from exchanging genes with each other.
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