noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian:/kɐː(ɹ)ˈtɔɡɹəfɪi̯/
Canada:/kɐɹˈtɒɡɹəfi/
New-Zealand:/kɐː(ɹ)ˈtɔɡɹɘfɪi̯/
UK:/kɑːˈtɒɡɹəfi/
US:/kɑɹˈtɑɡɹəfi/
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rhymes with -ɒɡɹəfi
1
noun
Meaning 1
The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An illustrative discussion of a topic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the making of maps and charts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mapmaking
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: devising, fashioning, making
History
Etymology
From French cartographie, from carte (“map”) (ultimately from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “map”)) + -graphie (“-graphy”) (from γράφω (gráphō, “write”)); carto- (“map”) + -graphy.
Across languages
Translations
90 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
hartografi
— creation of charts and maps
Amharic:
የካርታ ሥራ
(yäkarta śəra)
— creation of charts and maps
Arabic:
عِلْم الْخَرَائِط
(ʕilm al-ḵarāʔiṭ)
— creation of charts and maps
Armenian:
քարտեզագրություն
(kʻartezagrutʻyun)
— creation of charts and maps
Asturian:
cartografía
— creation of charts and maps
Azerbaijani:
kartoqrafiya
— creation of charts and maps
Azerbaijani:
xəritəşünaslıq
— creation of charts and maps
Belarusian:
картагра́фія
(kartahráfija)
— creation of charts and maps
Bengali:
মানচিত্রাঙ্কনবিদ্যা
(mancitraṅkonbidda)
— creation of charts and maps
Bulgarian:
картогра́фия
(kartográfija)
— creation of charts and maps
Burmese:
မြေပုံဆွဲပညာ
(mrepumhcwai:pa.nya)
— creation of charts and maps
Catalan:
cartografia
— creation of charts and maps
Chinese Mandarin:
地圖學 /地图学
(dìtúxué)
— creation of charts and maps
Chinese Mandarin:
製圖學 /制图学
(zhìtúxué)
— creation of charts and maps
Czech:
kartografie
— creation of charts and maps
Danish:
kartografi
— creation of charts and maps
Dutch:
cartografie
— creation of charts and maps
Esperanto:
kartografio
— creation of charts and maps
Estonian:
kartograafia
— creation of charts and maps
Finnish:
kartografia
— creation of charts and maps
Finnish:
karttaoppi
— creation of charts and maps
French:
cartographie
— creation of charts and maps
Galician:
cartografía
— creation of charts and maps
Georgian:
კარტოგრაფია
(ḳarṭograpia)
— creation of charts and maps
German:
Kartographie
— creation of charts and maps
German:
Kartografie
— creation of charts and maps
Greek:
χαρτογραφία
(chartografía)
— creation of charts and maps
Hebrew:
קַרְטוֹגְרַפְיָה
(kartográfya)
— creation of charts and maps
Hindi:
मानचित्रकला
(māncitrakalā)
— creation of charts and maps
Hindi:
मानचित्रण
(māncitraṇ)
— creation of charts and maps
Hindi:
नक़्शानवीसी
(naqśānvīsī)
— creation of charts and maps
Hindi:
मानचित्रविज्ञान
(māncitravijñān)
— creation of charts and maps
Hindi:
नक़्शा-निगारी
(naqśā-nigārī)
— creation of charts and maps
Hindi:
नक़्शा-कशी
(naqśā-kaśī)
— creation of charts and maps
Hungarian:
térképészet
— creation of charts and maps
Hungarian:
kartográfia
— creation of charts and maps
Icelandic:
kortagerð
— creation of charts and maps
Ido:
kartografio
— creation of charts and maps
Indonesian:
kartografi
— creation of charts and maps
Irish:
cartagrafaíocht
— creation of charts and maps
Italian:
cartografia
— creation of charts and maps
Japanese:
地図学
(chizugaku)
— creation of charts and maps
Kazakh:
картография
(kartografiä)
— creation of charts and maps
Khmer:
ទេសពណ៌នា
(teehpɔənaʼniə)
— creation of charts and maps
Korean:
지도학
(jidohak)
— creation of charts and maps
Kyrgyz:
картография
(kartografiya)
— creation of charts and maps
Latin:
cartographia
— creation of charts and maps
Latvian:
kartogrāfija
— creation of charts and maps
Lithuanian:
kartografija
— creation of charts and maps
Macedonian:
картографија
(kartografija)
— creation of charts and maps
Malay:
kartografi
— creation of charts and maps
Mongolian:
зурагзүй
(zuragzüj)
— creation of charts and maps
Mongolian:
картографи
(kartografi)
— creation of charts and maps
Norwegian Bokmål:
kartografi
— creation of charts and maps
Occitan:
cartografia
— creation of charts and maps
Persian:
نَقشِهنِگاری
(naqše-negâri)
— creation of charts and maps
Persian:
کارتوگرافی
(kârtogrâfi)
— creation of charts and maps
Polish:
kartografia
— creation of charts and maps
Portuguese:
cartografia
— creation of charts and maps
Romanian:
cartografie
— creation of charts and maps
Romanian:
cartografiere
— creation of charts and maps
Russian:
картогра́фия
(kartográfija)
— creation of charts and maps
Serbo-Croatian:
картогра̀фија
— creation of charts and maps
Serbo-Croatian:
kartogràfija
— creation of charts and maps
Slovak:
kartografia
— creation of charts and maps
Slovene:
kartografija
— creation of charts and maps
Spanish:
cartografía
— creation of charts and maps
Swedish:
kartografi
— creation of charts and maps
Tagalog:
kartograpiya
— creation of charts and maps
Tajik:
картография
(kartografiya)
— creation of charts and maps
Tajik:
нақшанигорӣ
(naqšanigori)
— creation of charts and maps
Tamil:
நிலப்படவரைவியல்
(nilappaṭavaraiviyal)
— creation of charts and maps
Thai:
การทําแผนที่
— creation of charts and maps
Thai:
การเขียนแผนที่
— creation of charts and maps
Turkish:
haritacılık
— creation of charts and maps
Turkish:
kartografi
— creation of charts and maps
Turkmen:
kartografiýa
— creation of charts and maps
Ukrainian:
картогра́фія
(kartohráfija)
— creation of charts and maps
Urdu:
نَقشَہ نِگاری
(naqśā nigārī)
— creation of charts and maps
Uyghur:
خەرىتىشۇناسلىق
(xeritishunasliq)
— creation of charts and maps
Uzbek:
kartografiya
— creation of charts and maps
Uzbek:
xaritagrafiya
— creation of charts and maps
Vietnamese:
bản đồ học
— creation of charts and maps
Vietnamese:
đồ bản học
— creation of charts and maps
Vietnamese:
thuật vẽ bản đồ
— creation of charts and maps
Chinese Mandarin:
討論 /讨论
(tǎolùn)
— illustrative discussion of a topic
Chinese Mandarin:
論述 /论述
(lùnshù)
— illustrative discussion of a topic
Chinese Mandarin:
論題 /论题
(lùntí)
— illustrative discussion of a topic
Chinese Mandarin:
調查 /调查
(diàochá)
— illustrative discussion of a topic
Finnish:
kartoitus
— illustrative discussion of a topic