Meanings
nouncartophilia (uncountable)
- uncountableThe love of maps.
- uncountableThe love of cigarette cards, trade cards, postcards, etc.
Origin
From carto- (“map; card”) + -philia.
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APA
cartophilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartophilia
MLA
“cartophilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartophilia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cartophilia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartophilia.
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