watershed vs geographical region

watershed and geographical region both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
watershed	Yes	No	No	No
geographical region	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, geographical region is a hypernym of watershed; that is, geographical region is a word with a broader meaning than watershed:

watershed: 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 watershed include geographic area, geographic region, geographical area.

watershed (noun)	geographical region (noun)
an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend	a demarcated area of the Earth
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet

watershed vs geographical region

watershed and geographical region both are nouns.

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