a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization

a region of the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States

a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins

an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska

a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries

an ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; was absorbed into the Roman Empire by the end of the 1st century BC

an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser

a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource

a geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and to the north of Turkey that comprises Georgia and Armenia and Azerbaijan

a region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore of the Weddell Sea

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River

the southeastern region of the United States

the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado

the northeastern region of the United States

the northwestern region of the United States

the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)

a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia

a region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land; claimed by Australia

a geographical area in central New York State that is named for a series of narrow glacial lakes that lie parallel in a north-south direction

the region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia

a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande

a region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea; claimed by Norway

a mountainous area of Antarctica bounded by the Ross Sea and Wilkes Land

a coastal region of Antarctica on the Indian Ocean to the south of Australia; most of the territory is claimed by Australia

the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River

a geographical area in eastern Africa

an ancient country is eastern Asia Minor

an ancient country in central Asia Minor

an ancient country in western and central Asia Minor

an ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman Empire

an uncertain region on the east shore of the Adriatic where an ancient Indo-European people once lived

region including the Caribbean Islands

a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India

region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic

the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina

a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore

a region in northeastern China

a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West

the French colonies of the territory now occupied by Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam

Mexico and Central America

a former republic in central Europe; divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993

a region in the central and eastern part of the Czech Republic; it lies to the east of Bohemia and to the west of the Carpathians

a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic

a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian

an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons

a picturesque region of Germany around the Rhine river

the territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701

a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland

a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany

a historical region of southern Germany

a region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea

an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwestern Greece and southern Albania

an ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta

an ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor

an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC

a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greece

a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese

the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century

a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates

an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians

an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry

a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt

a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria

an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism

an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center

the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ

an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical times

a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395

the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476

a historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia; Serbs settled the region in the 6th and 7th centuries

a former country bordering on the Adriatic Sea; now part of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro

a historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea; mountainous with many islands

the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada

the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island

a region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910

a geographical area in central and eastern Europe; broken into separate countries at the end of World War I

a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand

a former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines

an area of woods and heathland in southern Hampshire that was set aside by William I as Crown property in 1079; originally a royal hunting ground but now administered as parkland; noted for its ponies

a region of eastern England that was formerly a kingdom

a historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles

a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties

an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876

the southwestern part of England (including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset)

a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century

a historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island; six of Ulster's nine counties are in Northern Ireland

the geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland

northern region of India where Hinduism predominates

a geographical area and former kingdom in northeastern India in the Himalaya Mountains between Nepal and Bhutan

a historical region of southwestern India on the west coast

a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan

a region of western India to the north of Bombay (bordering the Arabian Sea) where Gujarati is spoken

a historical area in west-central India

the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf

an ancient country in southwestern Asia to the east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran); was known for its warlike people

the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel

the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria

an ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula to the north of the Aegean Sea; colonized by ancient Greeks; later a Roman province; now divided between Bulgaria and Greece and Turkey

the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq

an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king)

an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II

an area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq; site of the Sumerian civilization of city-states that flowered during the third millennium BC

an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq

an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean

an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands

a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France

the southern part of France

a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie

a former province of north central France; centered around Orleans

a former province of east central France; now administered by Rhone-Alpes

a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy

a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam

the western part of the ancient region of Frisia in northern Europe on the North Sea between the Scheldt river and the Weser river; part of this region is now a province in the Netherlands

an ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands

the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world

a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps

the vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries

a vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner Mongolia

an area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992

an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India

an ancient kingdom in Asia to the southeast of the Caspian Sea; it dominated southwestern Asia from about 250 BC to AD 226

a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic

a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters

the part of Russia that is part of Europe

a region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia

(Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea to the south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece

an industrial region in the Ukraine

an ancient geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains that corresponded approximately to the present-day Georgia

the parts of North America and South America to the south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken

a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay

a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain

a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea

a former state in East Africa; united with Zanzibar in 1964 to form Tanzania

an extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus

the part of Kurdistan that is in northwestern Iraq

region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks

the eastern seaboard of the United States (especially the strip between Boston and Washington D.C.)

the western seaboard of the United States from Washington to southern California

a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut

a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland

a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas

the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

the southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery

states in the south and southwest that have a warm climate and tend to be politically conservative

the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia

the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina

the area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota

an area in central Kentucky noted for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses

the lowland region of western Europe on the North Sea: Belgium and Luxembourg and the Netherlands

ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain

a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland

a picturesque coastal region of California to the south of San Francisco

a region in California to the south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries

the region of Africa to the south of the Sahara Desert

an ancient area of Eurasia extending from the Black Sea to the Aral Sea that was populated by Scythians from the eighth to the fourth century BC

an area of northern Africa between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea

an area of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea

the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state

a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country

a region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions

an area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent

any area set aside for a particular purpose

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet

an outer adjacent area of any place

any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

the area in which something exists or lives

a region subject to dust storms; especially the central region of United States subject to dust storms in the 1930s

half of the terrestrial globe

a place of political unrest and potential violence

a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area

an area outside of cities and towns

the geographical area in which one nation is very influential

a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found

an area where a group of families live together

an extended area of land

a geographical area constituting a city or town

a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition

(usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance)

the northernmost countries of Europe

a geographical subdivision of France

European countries bordering the Baltic Sea

one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States

areas where Muslims are in the majority

areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted

the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate

a place where boats are built or maintained or stored

the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left

the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases

the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right

a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept

the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines

the atmosphere of an environment

a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor

a remote and undeveloped area

an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

a large wilderness area

a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

arid land with little or no vegetation

a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)

a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought

a region in which explosives mines have been placed

a place where some particular activity is concentrated

a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated

a place where animals breed

a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream

a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream

a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)

an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities

a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude

the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia

the surrounding environment

the context and environment in which something is set

the most favorable environment for a plant or animal

a rural area where farming is practiced

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover effectively with gun fire from a given position

a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)

a piece of land prepared for playing a game

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs

a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)

a tract of land at a distance from city center that is designed for a cluster of businesses and factories

land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life

an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated

a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide

an area for holding parades

an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses

the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located

a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

the local environment

a tract of land set aside for picnicking

an open area at the meeting of two or more streets

an area where tollbooths are located

an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government

a 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

a large tract of grassy, open land on which livestock can graze

rural regions

an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation

an area of open or forested country

a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)

a portion of a military position

the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)

a region where there is coal underground

a region where there is natural gas underground

a region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells)

a settlement smaller than a town

an area composed of subdivided lots

a tract of land containing explosive mines

a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential

a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

a parcel of land having fixed boundaries

an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country

the hemisphere that includes North America and South America

a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)

a tract of land where logs are accumulated

any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used

a 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

the place at an airport or port where officials screen incoming travelers and goods