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geographic region vs drainage basin

drainage basin vs geographic region

geographic region and drainage basin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
geographic region Yes No No No
drainage basin Yes No No No
As nouns, drainage basin is a hyponym of geographic region; that is, drainage basin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than geographic region:
  • geographic region: 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 region (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 region and drainage basin

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