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Webster 1913 Edition

Chorography

Cho-rog′ra-phy

,
Noun.
[L.
chorographia
, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] place + [GREEK] to describe.]
the mapping or description of a region or district.
The
chorography
of their provinces.
Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1828 Edition

Chorography

CHOROGRAPHY

,
Noun.
The art or practice of making a map of a particular region, country, or province; or of marking its limits, bounds or position. Chorography differs from geography, as the description of a particular country differs from that of the whole earth; and from topography, as the description of a country differs from that of a town, city or district.

Definition 2024

chorography

chorography

English

Noun

chorography ‎(countable and uncountable, plural chorographies)

  1. The study of provinces, regions, cities, etc., as opposed to larger-scale geography.

Translations

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χῶρος ‎(khôros, “place”) +‎ -graphy.

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