geopolitics

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdʒiːəʊˈpɒlɪtɪks/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌdʒioʊˈpɑlɪtɪks/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jē′ō poli tiks)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ge•o•pol•i•tics /ˌdʒioʊˈpɑlɪtɪks/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable; used with a singular verb]
  1. Governmentthe study of the influence of geography on the politics, national power, or foreign policy of a country.
ge•o•po•lit•i•cal /ˌdʒioʊpəˈlɪtɪkəl/USA pronunciation  adj. See -geo-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ge•o•pol•i•tics  ( jē′ō poli tiks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)
  1. Governmentthe study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.
  2. Governmentthe combination of geographic and political factors influencing or delineating a country or region.
  3. Governmenta national policy based on the interrelation of politics and geography.
  4. Governmenta Nazi doctrine that a combination of political, geographic, historical, racial, and economic factors substantiated Germany's right to expand its borders and control various strategic land masses and natural resources. Cf. Lebensraum.
  • 1900–05; translation of German Geopolitik. See geo-, politics
ge′o•poli•tic, ge•o•po•lit•i•cal  ( jē′ō pə liti kəl),USA pronunciation adj.  ge′o•po•liti•cal•ly, adv. 
ge•o•pol•i•ti•cian  ( jē′ō pol′i tishən),USA pronunciation ge′o•poli•tist, n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
geopolitics /ˌdʒiːəʊˈpɒlɪtɪks/ n
  1. (functioning as singular) the study of the effect of geographical factors on politics, esp international politics; political geography
  2. (functioning as plural) the combination of geographical and political factors affecting a country or area
  3. (functioning as plural) politics as they affect the whole world; global politics
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