GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION

Pronunciation (US):

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does geographical indication mean? 

• GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (noun)
  The noun GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION has 1 sense:

1. (law) a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin

  Familiarity information: GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(law) a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

geographical indication; GI

Hypernyms ("geographical indication" is a kind of...):

name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "geographical indication"):

appellation (a geographical indication used to identify where the grapes for a wine are grown)