Map Mæp Show Noun France Street Miami Area/Region/World/Route

• a map of france
• a street map of miami
• a map of the area/region/world/route
• to read a/the map (= understand the information on a map)

map

1. a drawing or plan of the earth’s surface or part of it, showing countries, towns, rivers, etc.
• SEE ALSO Ordnance Survey
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ordnance-survey
• a map of France
• a street map of Miami
• a map of the area/region/world/route
• to read a/the map (= understand the information on a map)
• large-scale maps
• Can you find Black Hill on the map?
• to be marked/plotted/shown on a map
• I'll draw you a map of how to get to my house.
• Click here to download a map.
• an interactive map

Extra Examples

• According to the map, we need to head north-east.
• He followed the map to Red Square.
• In 1924 the Soviet Union redrew the map of Central Asia.
• Large maps were displayed around the meeting room.
• Maps can reveal the history of a place.
• Our town is just off the map.
• The museum is clearly marked on the map.
• We spread the map out on the floor.
• A sketch map of the region showed the main mining areas.
• Maria consulted the map.
• The map isn't detailed enough to show individual streets.
• The weather map showed storms approaching from the north.
• There's a political map of Europe on page 28.
• Tourist maps are on sale in most newsagents.
• It displays the plane's location on a map.
• a map of the stars
2. a diagram to show the positions of things over an area
• SEE ALSO heat map
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/heat-map
• an electron density map
3. a diagram to show the position of genes on a chromosome
• a physical and genetic map of the entire human genome
4. lacking organization; in a confused state
• Oil prices were all over the map last week, but they seem to be more stable now.
5. very far away or remote
• Although the town was completely off the map, I was glad that I made the effort to visit.
6. to make somebody/something famous or important
• This chicken dish put the chef firmly on the map.
• The exhibition has helped put the city on the map.
7. to destroy or remove somebody/something completely

Word Origin

• early 16th cent.: from medieval Latin mappa mundi, literally ‘sheet of the world’, from Latin mappa ‘sheet, napkin’ + mundi ‘of the world’ (genitive of mundus).