English > geographic area: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | A demarcated area of the Earth. |
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| Synonyms | geographical area, geographical region, geographic region |
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| Instances | Adelie Land, Terre Adelie, Adelie Coast | A costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia |
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| Andalusia, Andalucia | A region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean |
| Appalachia | An impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina) |
| Arcadia | A department of Greece in the central Peloponnese |
| Assyria | An ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq |
| Austria-Hungary | A geographical area in central and eastern Europe |
| Babylonia, Chaldaea, Chaldea | An ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia |
| Bad Lands, Badlands | An eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska |
| Barbary | A region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar |
| Bengal | A region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India |
| Big Bend | A triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border |
| Big Sur | A picturesque coastal region of California to the south of San Francisco |
| Bithynia | An ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor in what is now Turkey |
| Bluegrass, Bluegrass Country, Bluegrass Region | An area in central Kentucky noted for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses |
| Bohemia | A historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic |
| Brandenburg | The territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701 |
| British Empire | A former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control |
| Byzantine Empire, Byzantium, Eastern Roman Empire | A continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395 |
| Caledonia | The geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the Antonine Wall |
| Cappadocia | An ancient country is eastern Asia Minor |
| Caribbean | region including the Caribbean Islands |
| Carolina, Carolinas | The area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina |
| Caucasia, Caucasus | A large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains |
| Chaldea, Chaldaea | An ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert |
| Chechnya, Chechenia, Chechen Republic | An autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia |
| Coats Land | A region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore of the Weddell Sea |
| Colchis | (Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea to the south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece |
| Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland | The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 |
| Cumbria | A former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England |
| Czechoslovakia | A former republic in central Europe |
| Dakota | The area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota |
| Dalmatia | A historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea |
| Deep South | The southeastern region of the United States |
| Donets Basin, Donbass, Donbas | An industrial region in the Ukraine |
| East, eastern United States | The region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River |
| East Africa | A geographical area in eastern Africa |
| East Anglia | A region of eastern England that was formerly a kingdom |
| East Coast | The eastern seaboard of the United States (especially the strip between Boston and Washington D.C.) |
| Elam, Susiana | An ancient country in southwestern Asia to the east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran) |
| Enderby Land | A region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land |
| Epirus | An ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC |
| European Russia | The part of Russia that is part of Europe |
| Fertile Crescent | A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates |
| Finger Lakes | A geographical area in central New York State that is named for a series of narrow glacial lakes that lie parallel in a north-south direction |
| French Indochina | The French colonies of the territory now occupied by Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam |
| Friesland | The western part of the ancient region of Frisia in northern Europe on the North Sea between the Scheldt river and the Weser river |
| Frisia | An ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands |
| Galatia | An ancient country in central Asia Minor |
| Galicia | A region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay |
| Galilee | An area of northern Israel |
| Gaul, Gallia | An ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands |
| Gaza Strip, Gaza | A coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt |
| Golan Heights, Golan | A fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria |
| Guiana | A geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam |
| Gulf States | A region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico |
| Gulf States | The countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf |
| Hejaz, Hedjaz, Hijaz | A coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea |
| Hindustan | Northern region of India where Hinduism predominates |
| Iberia | An ancient geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains that corresponded approximately to the present-day Georgia |
| Illyria | An uncertain region on the east shore of the Adriatic where an ancient Indo-European people once lived |
| Ionia | region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks |
| Iraqi Kurdistan | The part of Kurdistan that is in northwestern Iraq |
| Judah, Juda | An ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center |
| Judea, Judaea | The southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah |
| Kanara, Canara | A historical region of southwestern India on the west coast |
| Karelia | A region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea |
| Kashmir, Cashmere, Jammu and Kashmir | An area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India |
| Klondike | A region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910 |
| Kurdistan | An extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus |
| Labrador | The mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada |
| Laconia | An ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus |
| Lancashire | A historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea |
| Lappland, Lapland | A region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps |
| Latin America | The parts of North America and South America to the south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken |
| Leon | A historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain |
| Levant | The former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel |
| Livonia | A region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia |
| Low Countries | The lowland region of western Europe on the North Sea |
| Lusitania | ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula |
| Lycia | An ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor |
| Lydia | An ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor |
| Lyonnais | A former province of east central France |
| Macedon, Macedonia, Makedonija | The ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria |
| Maghreb, Mahgrib | The region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia |
| Manchuria | A region in northeastern China |
| Maritime Provinces, Maritimes, Canadian Maritime Provinces | The collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island |
| Mesoamerica | Mexico and Central America |
| Mesopotamia | The land between the Tigris and Euphrates |
| Mid-Atlantic states | A region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland |
| Middle East, Mideast, Near East | The area around the eastern Mediterranean |
| Midi | The southern part of France |
| Midwest, middle west, midwestern United States | The north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America) |
| Mongolia | A vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner Mongolia |
| Montenegro, Crna Gora | A former country bordering on the Adriatic Sea |
| Moravia | A region in the central and eastern part of the Czech Republic |
| Nejd, Najd | A central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula |
| New England | A region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut |
| New Forest | An area of woods and heathland in southern Hampshire that was set aside by William I as Crown property in 1079 |
| Normandie, Normandy | A former province of northwestern France on the English channel |
| North | The region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line |
| North Africa | An area of northern Africa between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea |
| Northeast, northeastern United States | The northeastern region of the United States |
| Northumbria | An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876 |
| Northwest, northwestern United States | The northwestern region of the United States |
| Nubia | An ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile |
| Orleanais | A former province of north central France |
| Pacific Northwest | A region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia |
| Palestine, Canaan, Holy Land, Promised Land | An ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea |
| Parthia | An ancient kingdom in Asia to the southeast of the Caspian Sea |
| Patagonia | region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic |
| Philistia | An ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt |
| Phoenicia, Phenicia | An ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean |
| Phrygia | An ancient country in western and central Asia Minor |
| Piedmont | The plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains |
| Pontus | An ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea |
| Prussia, Preussen | A former / former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland |
| Punjab | A historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan |
| Queen Maud Land | A region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea |
| Rhineland, Rheinland | A picturesque region of Germany around the Rhine river |
| Riviera | A coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France |
| Ruhr, Ruhr Valley | A major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany |
| Savoy | A geographical region of historical importance |
| Saxony, Sachsen, Saxe | An area in Germany around the upper Elbe river |
| Scandinavia | A group of culturally related countries in northern Europe |
| Scythia | An ancient area of Eurasia extending from the Black Sea to the Aral Sea that was populated by Scythians from the eighth to the fourth century BC |
| Serbia, Srbija | A historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia |
| Siberia | A vast Asian region of Russia |
| Silesia, Slask, Slezsko, Schlesien | A region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore |
| Silicon Valley | A region in California to the south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries |
| South | The region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line |
| Southeast, southeastern United States | The southeastern region of the United States |
| Southeast Asia | A geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore |
| Southwest, southwestern United States | The southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado |
| Sub-Saharan Africa, Black Africa | The region of Africa to the south of the Sahara Desert |
| Sudan, Soudan | A region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts |
| Sumer | An area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq |
| Sunbelt | states in the south and southwest that have a warm climate and tend to be politically conservative |
| Tanganyika | A former state in East Africa |
| Tartary, Tatary | The vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries |
| Thessalia, Thessaly | A fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece |
| Thrace | An ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula to the north of the Aegean Sea |
| Thule, ultima Thule | The geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world |
| Thuringia | A historical region of southern Germany |
| Tidewater, Tidewater region | The coastal plain of the South |
| Transcaucasia | A geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and to the north of Turkey that comprises Georgia and Armenia and Azerbaijan |
| Turkistan, Turkestan | A historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West |
| Ulster | A historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island |
| Victoria Land | A mountainous area of Antarctica bounded by the Ross Sea and Wilkes Land |
| Wessex | A Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century |
| West, western United States | The region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River |
| West Africa | An area of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea |
| West Bank | An area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river |
| West Coast | The western seaboard of the United States from Washington to southern California |
| West Country | The southwestern part of England (including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset) |
| Western Roman Empire, Western Empire | The western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395 |
| Western Sahara, Spanish Sahara | An area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits |
| Wilkes Land | A coastal region of Antarctica on the Indian Ocean to the south of Australia |
| Yorkshire | A former large county in northern England |
| pampas | The vast grassy plains of northern Argentina |
| Narrower | Baltic State, Baltic Republic | European countries bordering the Baltic Sea |
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| Colony | One of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States |
| Dar al-Islam, House of Islam | areas where Muslims are in the majority |
| Dar al-harb, House of War | areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted |
| French region | A geographical subdivision of France |
| colony, dependency | A geographical area politically controlled by a distant country |
| country, rural area | An area outside of cities and towns |
| dust bowl | A region subject to dust storms |
| environment, environs, surroundings, surround | The area in which something exists or lives |
| environs, purlieu | An outer adjacent area of any place |
| field | A geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found |
| hemisphere | half of the terrestrial globe |
| hot spot, hotspot, trouble spot, flashpoint | A place of political unrest and potential violence |
| killing field | (usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance) |
| narco-state | An area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent |
| northern Europe | The northernmost countries of Europe |
| panhandle | A relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger / larger area |
| place, property | Any area set aside for a particular purpose |
| river basin, basin, watershed, drainage basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area | The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries |
| semidesert | A region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions |
| settlement | An area where a group of families live together |
| sphere, sphere of influence | The geographical area in which one nation is very influential |
| territory, soil | The geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state |
| tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel | An extended area of land |
| urban area, populated area | A geographical area constituting a city or town |
| wilderness, wild | A wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition |
| zone, geographical zone | Any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude / latitude or longitude |
| Broader | region | A large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth |
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| Spanish | área geográfica, región |
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| Catalan | àrea geogràfica, regió |
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