Definitions for geopoliticsˌdʒi oʊˈpɒl ɪ tɪks
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ge•o•pol•i•tics*ˌdʒi oʊˈpɒl ɪ tɪks(n.)
the study of the influence of physical geography on the politics, national power, or foreign policy of a state.
Category: Government
the combination of geographic and political factors influencing or delineating a country or region.
Category: Government
a national policy based on the interrelation of politics and geography.
Category: Government
* (used with a sing. v.).
Origin of geopolitics:
1900–05; trans. of G Geopolitik
ge`o•po•lit′i•cal-pəˈlɪt ɪ kəl(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
geopolitics(noun)
the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state
Wiktionary
geopolitics(Noun)
The study of the effects of geography (especially economic geography) on international politics.
Origin: borrowed from geopolitik, coined by Rudolf Kjellén.
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