chorography

chorography
chorographer, n.chorographic /kawr'euh graf"ik, kohr'-/, chorographical, adj.chorographically, adv.
/keuh rog"reuh fee, kaw-, koh-/, n., pl. chorographies. Geog.
a systematic, detailed description and analysis of a region or regions.
[1550-60; < L chorographia < Gk chorographía, equiv. to choro-, comb. form of chóra region + -graphia -GRAPHY]

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