Category: GeographyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

géographie

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English meaning: Geography

French Definition

(Français)

L'étude des caractéristiques physiques de la Terre et des établissements humains.

English Definition

The study of Earth's physical features and human settlement. France's varied geography — Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, the Pyrenees, Alps, Rhine valley, Loire châteaux country, and overseas territories (French Guiana, Réunion, Martinique) — make it uniquely diverse. France's overseas territories give it the world's second-largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

Example

La France possède la deuxième plus grande zone économique exclusive du monde grâce à ses territoires d'outre-mer.

In English: France has the world's second-largest exclusive economic zone thanks to its overseas territories.

Literary Heritage

Paris, c'est la ville de la lumière.

Paris is the city of light.

Victor Hugo · Novelist and poet · 19th century

Les Misérables

Hugo, Les Misérables (1862), Part 3, Book 1, Ch. 1, description of Paris

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