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geographic region vs watershed

watershed vs geographic region

geographic region and watershed both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
geographic region Yes No No No
watershed Yes No No No
As nouns, watershed is a hyponym of geographic region; that is, watershed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than geographic region:
  • geographic region: a demarcated area of the Earth
  • watershed: 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) watershed (noun)
a demarcated area of the Earth an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
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