coğrafya

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جغرافیا‎, from Arabic جُغْرَافِيَا‎ (juḡrāfiyā), ultimately from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoːˈɾɑfjɑ/
Hyphenation: coğ‧raf‧ya

Noun

coğrafya (definite accusative coğrafyayı, plural coğrafyalar)

geography (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth)

Derived terms

coğrafyacı

Further reading

coğrafya in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “coğrafya”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “coğrafya”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı

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