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Valeriepieris circle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A circle drawn over some geographic region containing over half of that region's population.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: neologism

Topics: geography, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

The concept was introduced by Reddit user u/valeriepieris in a post on r/MapPorn on May 5, 2013.