🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

recurso geográfico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁeˈkuɾ.su ʒi.oˈɡɾa.fi.ku

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Geographical feature/ˌdʒiː.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl ˈfiː.tʃər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"As montanhas são um recurso geográfico marcante."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A naturally occurring landform or body of water that shapes the Earth's surface.

    "The Grand Canyon is a prominent geographical feature of the American Southwest."
  2. 2

    An artificial or man-made structure or landmark significant to the layout of a region.

    "The canal serves as an important geographical feature connecting the two major ports."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'geographical', derived from the Greek 'geōgraphia' (geō- 'earth' + graphia 'writing' or 'description'), with 'feature', stemming from the Latin 'factura' meaning 'a formation or structure'. First appearing in modern geographical and cartographic texts during the 19th century, it evolved to describe any distinct natural or artificial element of the Earth's surface.

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