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cartogram

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːtəgram/
Definition of cartogram

noun

  • a map on which statistical information is shown in diagrammatic form.

Origin:

late 19th century: from French cartogramme, from carte 'map or card' + -gramme (from Greek gramma 'thing written')

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