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cartographic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌkɑː.təʊˈɡɹæf.ɪk/
  • US: /ˌkɑɹ.təˈɡɹæf.ɪk/
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  • rhymes with -æfɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the making of maps.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to the making of maps or charts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cartographical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cartography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cartographic From cartography + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: քարտեզագրական (kʻartezagrakan) — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Asturian: cartográficu — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Belarusian: картаграфі́чны (kartahrafíčny) — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Catalan: cartogràfic — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Czech: kartografický — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Danish: kartografisk — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Dutch: cartografisch — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Esperanto: kartografia — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Estonian: kartograafiline — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Finnish: kartografinen — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • French: cartographique — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Galician: cartográfico — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • German: kartographisch — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • German: kartografisch — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Indonesian: kartografis — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Italian: cartografico — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Latvian: kartogrāfisks — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Norwegian: kartografisk — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Polish: kartograficzny — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Portuguese: cartográfico — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Russian: картографи́ческий (kartografíčeskij) — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Spanish: cartográfico — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Swedish: kartografisk — of or pertaining to the making of maps
  • Ukrainian: картографі́чний (kartohrafíčnyj) — of or pertaining to the making of maps