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géographie

geography

noun zheh-oh-grah-FEE Rare

Origin: Greek geographia (earth description)

Usage Note

Géographie refers to the academic subject of geography as well as the physical layout of a place: la géographie de la France means 'the geography of France'. La géographie humaine is human geography; la géographie physique is physical geography. Related adjective: géographique.

Examples

"Elle enseigne la géographie au lycée."

Natural Translation

She teaches geography in high school.

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