Etymology

chorographer

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Today it means: Someone who describes a particular region or country. Full definition →

Latin chōrographus ← Ancient Greek χωρογράφος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχωρογράφος“describing countries”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromchōrographus
  3. English todaychorographer

From Latin chōrographus, from Ancient Greek χωρογράφος (khōrográphos, “describing countries”), from χώρα (khṓra), χῶρος (khôros, “region, country”).

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