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| arctic |
(often cap.) the geographical area enclosed by the Arctic Circle. [1/5 definitions] |
| bowl1 |
a rounded valley or other geographical depression or formation. [1/6 definitions] |
| -dom |
geographical or governmental domain. [1/3 definitions] |
| fall line |
a geographical line connecting the waterfalls of parallel rivers that indicates a drop in land level. [1/2 definitions] |
| folklore |
the legends, traditions, customs, beliefs, and the like, of a racial, geographical, or national group, handed down through the generations. [1/3 definitions] |
| gazetteer |
a dictionary of geographical names. |
| geodesy |
the science concerned with measuring the size, shape, area, and curvature of the entire earth or of large parts of it and with locating specific geographical points. |
| linguistic atlas |
a collection of maps recording the geographical distribution of linguistic forms and usages. |
| parish |
in Louisiana, a governmental and geographical unit similar to a county in other states. [1/2 definitions] |
| region |
a land surface having certain common geographical or topographical characteristics. [1/4 definitions] |
| subspecies |
a subdivision of a plant or animal species that shows differences from others of the same species, as a result of difference in geographical location or time period. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map or chart; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |
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