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geographical region vs drainage basin

drainage basin vs geographical region

geographical region and drainage basin both are nouns.

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

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