| 单词 | geographic region |
| 释义 | geographic region (once / 153498 pages) n WORD FAMILY geographic region: geographic regions USAGE EXAMPLESThose co-ordinators were in charge of particular geographic regions of the country and one group was devoted to Filipino workers overseas. BBC(Dec 06, 2016) Then he went off to New York and learned to make tortillas from scratch with landrace corn, heritage varieties specific to a geographic region. Seattle Times(Nov 17, 2016) Geographic regions represented by particularly high use of negative-emotion and expletive words corresponded to higher occurrences of fatal heart disease in those communities. Reuters(Oct 23, 2016) n a demarcated area of the Earth Syn|Hypo|Hyper geographic area, geographical area, geographical region soil, territory the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state colony, dependencya geographical area politically controlled by a distant country semideserta region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions narco-statean area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent place, propertyany area set aside for a particular purpose basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, watershedthe entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet environs, purlieuan outer adjacent area of any place geographical zone, zoneany of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude environment, environs, surround, surroundingsthe area in which something exists or lives dust bowla region subject to dust storms; especially the central region of United States subject to dust storms in the 1930s hemispherehalf of the terrestrial globe hot spot, hotspota place of political unrest and potential violence panhandlea relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area country, rural areaan area outside of cities and towns sphere, sphere of influencethe geographical area in which one nation is very influential fielda geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found settlementan area where a group of families live together parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tractan extended area of land populated area, urban areaa geographical area constituting a city or town wild, wildernessa wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition killing field(usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance) northern Europethe northernmost countries of Europe French regiona geographical subdivision of France Baltic Republic, Baltic StateEuropean countries bordering the Baltic Sea Colonyone of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States Dar al-Islam, House of Islamareas where Muslims are in the majority Dar al-harb, House of Warareas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted baseball diamond, diamond, infieldthe area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate boatyarda place where boats are built or maintained or stored center, center field, centerfieldthe piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher left, left field, leftfieldthe piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left outfieldthe area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases right, right field, rightfieldthe piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right sanctuarya consecrated place where sacred objects are kept shortthe location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed railway yard, railyard, yardan area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines ambiance, ambiencethe atmosphere of an environment Crown Colonya British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor back country, backwoods, boondocks, hinterlanda remote and undeveloped area barren, waste, wastelandan uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation busha large wilderness area frontiera wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country desertarid land with little or no vegetation oasisa fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface) battlefield, battleground, field, field of battle, field of honora region where a battle is being (or has been) fought minefielda region in which explosives mines have been placed center, centrea place where some particular activity is concentrated colonya place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated breeding grounda place where animals breed detention basina storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream retention basina storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream megalopolisa very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns) conurbation, sprawl, urban sprawlan aggregation or continuous network of urban communities clearing, gladea tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area climatic zoneany of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude eastern hemisphere, orientthe hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia mediumthe surrounding environment scene, settingthe context and environment in which something is set elementthe most favorable environment for a plant or animal farming area, farmlanda rural area where farming is practiced fielda piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed field of firethe area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover effectively with gun fire from a given position groundsa tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.) athletic field, field, playing area, playing fielda piece of land prepared for playing a game habitat, home groundthe type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs hatcherya place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs) industrial parka tract of land at a distance from city center that is designed for a cluster of businesses and factories grasslandland where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life melting potan environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated mud flata tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide parade groundan area for holding parades fairgroundan open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses midwaythe place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located fairwaya tract of ground free of obstacles to movement park, parklanda large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property common, commons, green, parka piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area partsthe local environment picnic area, picnic grounda tract of land set aside for picnicking public square, squarean open area at the meeting of two or more streets toll plazaan area where tollbooths are located municipalityan urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government new towna planned urban community created in a rural or undeveloped area and designed to be self-sufficient with its own housing and education and commerce and recreation rangea large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze countrysiderural regions scrublandan uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation wealdan area of open or forested country wolda tract of open rolling country (especially upland) sectora portion of a military position land site, sitethe piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located) coalfielda region where there is coal underground gasfielda region where there is natural gas underground oilfielda region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells) hamlet, villagea settlement smaller than a town subdivisionan area composed of subdivided lots mine fielda tract of land containing explosive mines terraina piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential patch, plot, plot of ground, plot of landa small area of ground covered by specific vegetation lota parcel of land having fixed boundaries barrioan urban area in a Spanish-speaking country New World, occident, western hemispherethe hemisphere that includes North America and South America yarda tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings) yarda tract of land where logs are accumulated time zoneany of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used transit zonea six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean; includes the principal routes used by drug smugglers region a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth |
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