jiografia
jee-oh-grah-FEE-ah
How to say it
Swahilijiografiajee-oh-grah-FEE-ah
Englishgeography
Frenchgéographie
Meaning
The study of the earth’s surface, its lands, climates, peoples and resources, taught as a school subject; also the physical layout of a place.
Good to know
N class noun with no plural; borrowed from English. Mwalimu wa jiografia is a geography teacher; jiografia ya eneo is the lie of the land.
Examples
- Somo la jiografia ndilo ninalolipenda zaidi.Geography is the subject I like most.
- Mwalimu wa jiografia alitufundisha kuhusu milima.The geography teacher taught us about mountains.
- Jiografia ya eneo hili inafaa kwa kilimo.The geography of this area suits farming.
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