地方 — meaning in English
chihō
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English meaning
- country noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
- district noun An area defined for administrative, political, or geographic purposes.
- place noun A particular area, location, or spot.
- province noun A large administrative division of certain countries, such as Canada or China.
- region noun A large area of land or space treated as a unit because of its geography, its climate, its culture or the way it is governed.
Senses
地方 is used for these senses in English:
- country From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it.
- district An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
- krai (administrative division) A region or province in Russia.
- place Any area of the earth: a region.
- province A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country. [from 14th c.]
- region Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
- region An administrative subdivision of the European Union.
country — full definition
- noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
- noun Rural land, as opposed to cities and towns.
- adj Relating to or typical of rural areas, or of country music.