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geographical region vs catchment basin

catchment basin vs geographical region

geographical region and catchment basin both are nouns.

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

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