6-Linguistics-Languages-English-Noun-Region

acreage

land {acreage}.

airspace

air above country {airspace}.

archdiocese

church geographic division {archdiocese}.

autarchy

autocracy {autarchy}.

backwater

stagnated area {backwater} {back water}.

bailiwick

bailiff's district {bailiwick}.

barrio

city area mainly occupied by Latin Americans {barrio}.

beachhead

controlled outpost {beachhead}.

borough

urban district {borough}.

bowery

city area where derelicts live {bowery}.

byway

not main road {byway}.

canton district

district in Switzerland {canton}.

collective farm

farm for commune {collective farm}.

common

public land in town {common}.

concentration camp

prison for political prisoners {concentration camp}.

confederacy

federation {confederacy}.

diocese

church district around several churches under bishop {diocese}.

directorate

area controlled by formal director {directorate}.

empire

region including several states ruled by emperor {empire}.

enclave

country inside another country {enclave}.

environs

surroundings {environs}.

expanse

wide level land {expanse}.

fleshpot

lewd show {fleshpot}.

free port

port open to ships from all countries {free port}.

frontage

land facing water, buildings, or street {frontage}.

greensward

grassy area {greensward}.

hamlet

town {hamlet}.

haven

safe place {haven}.

heartland

central or main area {heartland}.

hinterland

outlying areas {hinterland}.

jumping-off place

location from which many people have traveled to another place {jumping-off place}.

kibbutz

farm commune in Israel {kibbutz}.

lair

animal den or cave {lair}.

landfall

area where dirt has been dumped to raise it {landfall}.

limbo

place in which one waits indefinitely with unresolved status {limbo}.

locale

place {locale}.

march

borderline between two regions {march}.

nerve center

building that receives communications {nerve center}.

parish

church diocese or county in Louisiana {parish}.

pasturage

pasture {pasturage}.

periphery

edge {periphery}.

plaza

open area in town {plaza}.

precinct

district for police or elections {precinct}.

prefecture

area controlled by prefect or high official {prefecture}.

principality

area controlled by prince {principality}.

purlieu

outlying or neighboring area {purlieu}.

quarry region

land area that supplies rock {quarry, rock}.

realm

kingdom {realm}.

red-light district

area frequented by prostitutes {red-light district}.

redoubt

fort {redoubt}.

republic

state governed by elected officials {republic}.

right-of-way

land used by road, railroad, or utility {right-of-way}.

rotten borough

politically corrupt urban district {rotten borough}.

sector as part

land or other region {sector, land}.

see

area under bishop {see, bishopric}.

seven seas

all oceans {seven seas}.

shire

English region {shire}.

skid row

city area with derelicts {skid row}.

stamping ground

person's home area {stamping ground}.

stepping-off place

location from which many people have traveled to another place {stepping-off place}.

technocracy

country governed by engineering bureaucrats {technocracy}.

terminus end

end {terminus}.

three-mile limit

area near shore controlled by nation {three-mile limit}.

timocracy

state requiring land ownership for citizenship {timocracy}.

vista

beautiful area for viewing {vista}.

white way

city street with nightclubs or theaters {white way}.

zone of city

City area {zone, city} can be designated for a purpose, such as light industry or housing {zoning}.

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