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geographic region vs river basin

river basin vs geographic region

geographic region and river basin both are nouns.

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

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