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geographic region vs catchment basin

catchment basin vs geographic region

geographic region and catchment basin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
geographic region Yes No No No
catchment basin Yes No No No
As nouns, catchment basin is a hyponym of geographic region; that is, catchment basin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than geographic region:
  • geographic region: a demarcated area of the Earth
  • catchment 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 region (noun) catchment 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 region and catchment basin

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