4.6.7 Region

Use this domain for words referring to a region--a part of a country, or a part of the earth.

OMC Codes: 
630 Territorial Organization
631 Territorial Hierarchy
634 Districts
635 Provinces
636 Dependencies
Louw Nida Codes: 
1K Sociopolitical Areas
  • What words refer to a region or a country?
    region, land, territory, territorial
  • What words refer to a particular region of the earth?
    Antarctic, arctic, equatorial, tropics
  • What words refer to a region of a country?
    state, province, territory, prefecture, county, district,

    • 4.6.7.1 Country

    Use this domain for words related to a country.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    1L Governmental Administrative Areas
  • What words refer to a country?
    country, land, nation, territory, kingdom
  • What words refer to the parts of a country?
    state, province, region, territory
  • What words refer to the border of a country?
    border, boundary
  • What words refer to the flag and other symbols of a country?
    flag, standard, seal, coat of arms
  • What words describe something that has to do with a country?
    national
  • What words describe something that has to do with more than one country?
    international

    • 4.6.7.2 City

    Use this domain for words related to a city.

    OMC Codes: 
    632 Towns
    633 Cities
    360 Settlements
    361 Settlement Patterns
    362 Housing
    369 Urban and Rural Life
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    1N Population Centers
  • What words refer to a city?
    city, town, village, hamlet, burg, community, urban
  • What words refer to a part of a city?
    district, park

    • 4.6.7.3 Countryside

    Use this domain for words related to the countryside--the area away from a city

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    1M Areas Which Are Uninhabited or Only Sparsely Populated
  • What words refer to the countryside?
    boondocks, boonies, country, countryside, desert, field, outback, outland, outskirts, rural, sticks, upcountry, wasteland, wilderness
  • What words describe an area that doesn't have many people?
    deserted, desolate, lonely, uninhabited, sparsely populated

    • 4.6.7.4 Community

    Use this domain for words related to a community.

    OMC Codes: 
    620 Community
  • What words refer to a community?
    community