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geographical region vs catchment area

catchment area vs geographical region

geographical region and catchment area both are nouns.

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

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