geographical

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geographical - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

geographical - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  geographical
      adj 1: of or relating to the science of geography [syn:
             geographic, geographical]
      2: determined by geography; "the north and south geographic
         poles" [syn: geographic, geographical] [ant: magnetic]

geographical - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "geographical":
     areal, cartographic, chorographic, geodesic, geodetic, geographic,
     geological, geophysical, locational, navigational, physiographic,
     positional, regional, sectional, situal, situational, territorial,
     topographic, zonal