Friesland vs geographic region

Friesland and geographic region both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Friesland	Yes	No	No	No
geographic region	Yes	No	No	No

Friesland (noun)	geographic region (noun)
one of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands	a demarcated area of the Earth
the western part of the ancient region of Frisia in northern Europe on the North Sea between the Scheldt river and the Weser river; part of this region is now a province in the Netherlands