Hypernyms for "geographical region"
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Hypernyms
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Baltic Republic
Baltic State
basin
catchment area
catchment basin
colony
country
Dar al-harb
Dar al-Islam
dependency
drainage area
drainage basin
dust bowl
environment
environs
field
French region
geographical zone
hemisphere
hot spot
hotspot
House of Islam
House of War
killing field
narco-state
northern Europe
panhandle
parcel
parcel of land
piece of ground
piece of land
place
populated area
property
purlieu
river basin
rural area
semidesert
settlement
soil
sphere
sphere of influence
surround
surroundings
territory
tract
urban area
watershed
wild
wilderness
zone
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.