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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

  1. noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
  2. noun Rural land, as opposed to cities and towns.
  3. adj Relating to or typical of rural areas, or of country music.

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