geographical term

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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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term
noun
uk
/tɜːm/us
/tɝːm/
the fixed period of time that something ...
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(Definition ofgeographicalandtermfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To apply ageographicaltermwithout associating it with a human factor seems to be wrong.
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It is ageographicalterm, and there is nothing pejorative about it at all.
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Is this ageographicalterm?
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However, many people in the country also think of the name as a purelygeographicalterm, which it has historically been.
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As a purelygeographicaltermin technical contexts (such as geology and natural history), there is less evidence of alternative terms being chosen.
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It is now used asgeographicaltermfor an area of unfrozen sea within the ice pack.
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He italicized the term to indicate it was ageographicaltermand noted that one of the tribes bears that name.
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The word was used as ageographicaltermto describe the location of an area, as late as 1794.
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In this way, the name, like many medieval county names, has managed to survive down to the present day, at least as ageographicalterm.
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Geographicaltermmeaning the top of a mountain.
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Darter is used with ageographicaltermwhen referring to particular species.
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In that case "poduy" was ageographicaltermreferring to a high flat country or a plain country at the foot of a hill.
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Despite this significance of space and place, it is in geographical terms that the book is weakest.
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We have seen that one cluster of interpretations refers to authenticity as corresponding to original models in historical or geographical terms.
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As the maps clearly show, lootings were unevenly distributed in broad geographical terms.
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Nor were any villagers elected to represent the village at the mayor's office or the sous-pr'fecture, both considered e ' distant ' in more than just geographical terms. 35.
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Some commonly used geographical terms, such as 'oblast' and 'krai' have been anglicised, and hence do not appear in italics - and in the former case, without the final soft sign.
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We are obviously a different region in geographical terms.
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It is no longer simply a quetion of north versus south in geographical terms.
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