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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Geographic \Ge`o*graph"ic\, Geographical \Ge`o*graph"ic*al\, a. [L. geographicus, Gr ?: cf F. g['e]ographique.] Of or pertaining to geography. {Geographical distribution}. See under {Distribution}. {Geographic latitude} (of a place), the angle included between a line perpendicular or normal to the level surface of water at rest at the place and the plane of the equator; differing slightly from the geocentric latitude by reason of the difference between the earth's figure and a true sphere. {Geographical mile}. See under {Mile}. {Geographical variation}, any variation of a species which is dependent on climate or other geographical conditions. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: geographic adj 1: of or relating to the science of geography [syn: {geographical}] 2: determined by geography; "the north and south geographic poles" [syn: {geographical}] [ant: {magnetic}]
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