cartography

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Australia/kɐː(ɹ)ˈtɔɡɹəfɪi̯/Canada/kɐɹˈtɒɡɹəfi/

cartography noun: the creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.

Noun

cartography (usually uncountable, plural cartographies)

(usually) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
(countable, figuratively, usually) An illustrative discussion of a topic.
- In the early years of my psychedelic research, I sketched a vastly expanded cartography of the psyche that seems to meet this challenge.2000, Stanislav Grof, Psychology of the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research, →ISBN
- The Dalit feminist standpoint, and more specifically the national Federation of Dalit Women, provide in very clear terms a cartography of governance that forces an official reckoning of a new way of seeing.2006, Nira Yuval-Davis, Kalpana Kannabiran, Ulrike Vieten, The Situated Politics of Belonging, →ISBN, page 69

cartography meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

cartography in Hindi

creation of charts and maps: मानचित्रकला māncitrakalā, मानचित्रण māncitraṇ, नक़्शानवीसी naqśānvīsī, मानचित्रविज्ञान māncitravijñān, नक़्शा-निगारी naqśā-nigārī, नक़्शा-कशी naqśā-kaśī

cartography in Tamil

creation of charts and maps: நிலப்படவரைவியல் nilappaṭavaraiviyal

cartography in Urdu

creation of charts and maps: نَقشَہ نِگاری naqśā nigārī

cartography in Bengali

creation of charts and maps: মানচিত্রাঙ্কনবিদ্যা mancitraṅkonbidda

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cartography in Kannada: ನಕಾಶೆ ಬಿಡಿಸುವ ಕಲೆ, ಭೂಪಟ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ನಕ್ಷಾರೇಖನ, ನಕ್ಷಾಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ
cartography in Tagalog: kartograpiya
cartography in Arabic: عِلْم الْخَرَائِط ʕilm al-ḵarāʔiṭ
cartography in Malay: kartografi
cartography in Indonesian: kartografi
cartography in Persian: نَقشِهنِگاری naqše-negâri, کارتوگرافی kârtogrâfi
cartography in Thai: การทำแผนที่, การเขียนแผนที่
cartography in Vietnamese: bản đồ học, đồ bản học, thuật vẽ bản đồ
cartography in Myanmar: မြေပုံဆွဲပညာ mrepumhcwai:pa.nya

Synonyms of cartography

Forms of cartography

plural	cartographies

Plural of cartography: cartographies

Origin of cartography

From French cartographie, from carte (“map”) (ultimately from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “map”)) + -graphie (“-graphy”) (from γράφω (gráphō, “write”)); carto- (“map”) + -graphy.

Words formed from cartography

Words that rhyme with cartography

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Questions about cartography

What does cartography mean?: Cartography means the creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
What is cartography in Hindi?: Cartography in Hindi is मानचित्रकला (māncitrakalā), मानचित्रण (māncitraṇ), नक़्शानवीसी (naqśānvīsī). See Cartography meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is cartography?: Cartography is a noun.
How do you pronounce cartography?: Cartography is pronounced /kɐː(ɹ)ˈtɔɡɹəfɪi̯/ (Australia).
What is the plural of cartography?: The plural of cartography is cartographies.

Words near cartography in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: cartography (page history and authors); cartography (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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