zone vs geographic region

geographic region vs zone

zone and geographic region both are nouns.

zone is a verb but geographic region is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
zone	Yes	No	Yes	No
geographic region	Yes	No	No	No

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

zone: any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude
geographic region: a demarcated area of the Earth

Other hypernyms of zone include geographic area, geographical area, geographical region.

zone (noun)	geographic region (noun)
(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure	a demarcated area of the Earth
a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

zone (verb)	geographic region (verb)
separate or apportion into sections
regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns

Difference between zone and geographic region

Words related to "geographic region"

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