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river basin vs geographical region

geographical region vs river basin

river basin and geographical region both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
river basin Yes No No No
geographical region Yes No No No
As nouns, geographical region is a hypernym of river basin; that is, geographical region is a word with a broader meaning than river basin:
  • river 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: a demarcated area of the Earth
Other hypernyms of river basin include geographic area, geographic region, geographical area.
river basin (noun) geographical region (noun)
the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet a demarcated area of the Earth
Difference between river basin and geographical region

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