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geographic area vs drainage basin

drainage basin vs geographic area

geographic area and drainage basin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
geographic area Yes No No No
drainage basin Yes No No No
As nouns, drainage basin is a hyponym of geographic area; that is, drainage basin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than geographic area:
  • geographic area: a demarcated area of the Earth
  • drainage basin: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
geographic area (noun) drainage basin (noun)
a demarcated area of the Earth the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
Difference between geographic area and drainage basin

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