Areas of specific countries

Australian Capital Territory: the area in eastern Australia where the capital city, Canberra, is

one of the areas in South Africa where black people lived during the apartheid system

an area in the Southern and Midwestern U.S. which is known for being a place where many people have strong and strict Christian beliefs

canton (noun)

one of the political regions into which Switzerland and some other countries are divided

Cape Cod ()

an area in southern Massachusetts where many people go on vacation

colonia (noun)

American a poor community in the U.S. near the border between the U.S. and Mexico, mostly consisting of immigrant families (=people who were not born in the U.S.)

commonwealth (noun)

used as a part of the official name of the states of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia in the U.S.

commonwealth (noun)

a part of the U.S. that is not a state and has its own government, for example, Puerto Rico or the Northern Mariana Islands

commune (noun)

the smallest unit of local government in France, Belgium, and some other European countries

the Corn Belt ()

a large area in the central part of the northern U.S. where a lot of corn is grown

Costa (noun)

an area of the Spanish coast such as the Costa del Sol or the Costa Brava

the Cotton Belt ()

the main cotton-growing region of the U.S., in the southeast of the country

the Deep South ()

the states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina in the southern part of the U.S.

department (noun)

one of the areas that France and some other countries are divided into

east (noun)

American the eastern part of the U.S., especially the states east of the Mississippi and north of Washington, D.C.

the East Coast ()

the eastern part of the U.S., along the Atlantic Ocean

the Florida Keys ()

a group of small islands off the southern coast of Florida that are very popular with tourists. The Florida Keys are often simply called the Keys.

flyover state (noun)

American in the U.S., a state that is not on the coast, regarded as being politically and socially conservative and rather dull

frontier (noun)

the western edge of the U.S. that Europeans had reached in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries

homeland (noun)

one of the areas in South Africa where black people were made to live during the apartheid system

the Louisiana Purchase ()

a large area of land in western North America that the U.S. bought from France in 1803 and that made the U.S. more than twice the size it had been previously

marches (noun)

mainly British the area on each side of a border between two regions or countries

the Mason-Dixon Line ()

the border between the two states of Maryland and Pennsylvania in the U.S. that traditionally divides the north of the U.S. from the south. In the past, this was the border between those southern states that supported slavery and the northern ones that did not.

the mid-Atlantic states ()

the states of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and sometimes Delaware and Maryland

Middle America (noun)

the Midwest

the Midlands ()

the central part of England

the Midwest ()

the states in the central region of the U.S.

New England ()

the group of states in the northeastern part of the U.S. where the first English people arrived in the 17th century

northwest (noun)

the direction that is between north and west. The Northwest is the part of the United States that includes the States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

NSW (abbreviation)

New South Wales: a state in south east Australia

NT (abbreviation)

Northern Territory: a region in north-central Australia

the Old South (noun)

used for referring to the comfortable way that rich white people in the Southern states of the U.S. lived before the Civil War

parish (noun)

a political unit in the U.S. state of Louisiana that is similar to a county in other states

platteland (noun)

South African country areas in South Africa that are far from big cities

reservation (noun)

an area of land in the U.S. where Native Americans live in a separate community

the Rust Belt ()

a region in the midwest of the U.S. with a lot of old factories that have closed because they could not make a profit

S.A. (abbreviation)

South Australia

school district (noun)

an area within a U.S. state in which all the schools are managed by the same group of people

the (Scottish) Highlands (noun)

the northern part of Scotland that consists of hills and mountains

the shires (noun)

a county in the U.K. This word is used in the names of some U.K. counties.

the Snow Belt ()

the northern parts of the U.S., where there is a lot of snow in winter

the Sunbelt ()

the southern parts of the U.S. from Florida to California that stay warm for most of the year and are often sunny

the Top End (Australian)

Australianinformal the northern part of the Northern Territory in Australia

Union Territory (noun)

an area in India that is ruled directly by the central government

WA (abbreviation)

Western Australia: a state in western Australia

the West Coast ()

the western coast of the U.S., along the Pacific Ocean

the white cliffs of Dover ()

the tall white cliffs along the coast of southern England near Dover. They are often the first thing that people see when they arrive in England by boat from continental Europe.

the Wild West ()

the western part of the U.S. during the period of time when towns and cities developed. There was a lot of violence, especially between the new people arriving and the Native Americans who lived there already.

Synonyms and antonyms of Areas of specific countries in American Thesaurus