place vs situation

place and situation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
place	Yes	No	Yes	No
situation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, place and situation are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of place include berth, office, position, post.

As nouns, situation is a hyponym of place; that is, situation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than place:

As nouns, situation is a hypernym of place; that is, situation is a word with a broader meaning than place:

Other hypernyms of place include position.

place (noun)	situation (noun)
a job in an organization	a job in an organization
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another	physical position in relation to the surroundings
an abstract mental location	the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
the passage that is being read	a condition or position in which you find yourself
a blank area	a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
an item on a list or in a sequence
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
a general vicinity
a public square with room for pedestrians
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
any area set aside for a particular purpose
the particular portion of space occupied by something
where you live at a particular time
proper or designated social situation
a particular situation
proper or appropriate position or location

place (verb)	situation (verb)
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
assign a rank or rating to
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
estimate
sing a note with the correct pitch
to arrange for
assign to a station
finish second or better in a horse or dog race
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
put into a certain place or abstract location
locate
assign a location to
make an investment
assign to (a job or a home)
place somebody in a particular situation or location
identify the location or place of