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countermapping

countermapping noun: geographical mapping as a form of activism against dominant power structures.

Noun

countermapping (uncountable)

  1. geographical mapping as a form of activism against dominant power structures

Synonyms of countermapping

Origin of countermapping

From counter- + mapping, coined in 1995 by Nancy Peluso.

Questions about countermapping

What does countermapping mean?
Countermapping means geographical mapping as a form of activism against dominant power structures.
What part of speech is countermapping?
Countermapping is a noun.

Words near countermapping in the dictionary

  1. countermanoeuvre
  2. countermanoeuvred
  3. countermanoeuvres
  4. countermanoeuvring
  5. Countermans
  6. countermapping
  7. countermarch
  8. countermarched
  9. countermarches
  10. countermarching
  11. countermarchings

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