midfield: (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)


finishing line: a line indicating the location of the finish of a race


finish line: a line indicating the location of the finish of a race


firebreak: a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire


fireguard: a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire


firing line: the line from which soldiers deliver fire


flea market: an open-air street market for inexpensive or secondhand articles


Fleet Street: a street in central London where newspaper offices are situated


flies: (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)


focus: a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section


forefront: the part in the front or nearest the viewer


head: the part in the front or nearest the viewer


foul line: lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field


foul line: a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross


foul line: a line from which basketball players take penalty shots


baseline: the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases


Frigid Zone: the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate


polar zone: the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate


polar region: the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate


front: the side that is forward or prominent


front end: the side that is forward or prominent


forepart: the side that is forward or prominent


battlefront: the line along which opposing armies face each other


front: the line along which opposing armies face each other


front line: the line along which opposing armies face each other


garbage heap: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter


junk heap: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter


rubbish heap: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter


scrapheap: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter


trash heap: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter


junk pile: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter


trash pile: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter


refuse heap: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter


toxic waste dump: a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally)


toxic waste site: a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally)


toxic dumpsite: a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally)


gathering place: a favorite haunt where people gather


geographical area: a demarcated area of the Earth


geographic area: a demarcated area of the Earth


geographical region: a demarcated area of the Earth


geographic region: a demarcated area of the Earth


epicenter: the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake


epicentre: the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake


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


biogeographical region: an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna


benthos: a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones


benthic division: a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones


benthonic zone: a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones


geographic point: a point on the surface of the Earth


geographical point: a point on the surface of the Earth


ghetto: formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live


goal line: a line marking each end of the playing field or pitch; where the goals stand


goldfield: a district where gold is mined


grainfield: a field where grain is grown


grain field: a field where grain is grown


great circle: a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center


green: an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course


putting green: an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course


putting surface: an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course


greenbelt: a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city


greenway: a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city


ground: a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)


ground zero: the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon


ground zero: the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed


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


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


habitation: the native habitat or home of an animal or plant


half-mast: a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress


half-staff: a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress


Harley Street: a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located


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


haunt: a frequently visited place


hangout: a frequently visited place


resort: a frequently visited place


repair: a frequently visited place


stamping ground: a frequently visited place


hearth: an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)


fireside: an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)


heartland: the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture


hunting ground: an area in which game is hunted


D-layer: the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves


D region: the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves


Appleton layer: the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission


F layer: the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission


F region: the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission


Heaviside layer: a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length


Kennelly-Heaviside layer: a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length


E layer: a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length


E region: a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length


hell: any place of pain and turmoil


hell on earth: any place of pain and turmoil


hellhole: any place of pain and turmoil


snake pit: any place of pain and turmoil


the pits: any place of pain and turmoil


inferno: any place of pain and turmoil


hemisphere: half of the terrestrial globe


hemline: the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat


heronry: a breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery


hipline: the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment


hipline: the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part


drop: a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)


dead drop: a drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence information


hideout: a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws


hideaway: a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws


den: a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws


lurking place: a place suitable for lurking


hiding place: a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)


high: a high place


heights: a high place


hilltop: the peak of a hill


brow: the peak of a hill


hole-in-the-wall: a small unpretentious out-of-the-way place


holy place: a sacred place of pilgrimage


sanctum: a sacred place of pilgrimage


holy: a sacred place of pilgrimage


home: place where something began and flourished


point source: a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted


trail head: the beginning of a trail


trailhead: the beginning of a trail


home range: the area in which an animal normally ranges


home territory: the area in which an animal normally ranges


horizon: the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet


apparent horizon: the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet


visible horizon: the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet


sensible horizon: the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet


skyline: the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet


horizon: the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth


celestial horizon: the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth


horse latitude: either of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees south; characterized by calms and light-baffling winds


hot spot: a point of relatively intense heat or radiation


hotspot: a point of relatively intense heat or radiation


hot spot: a place of political unrest and potential violence


hotspot: a place of political unrest and potential violence


hour angle: the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body


hour circle: a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial poles


see: the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located


junkyard: a field where junk is collected and stored for resale


justiciary: the jurisdiction of a justiciar


reservation: a district that is reserved for particular purpose


reserve: a district that is reserved for particular purpose


Indian reservation: a reservation set aside for the use of Indians


preserve: a reservation where animals are protected


shooting preserve: a preserve on which hunting is permitted during certain months of the year


school district: a district whose public schools are administered together


shire: a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county


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


inside: the inner or enclosed surface of something


interior: the inner or enclosed surface of something


inside: the region that is inside of something


interior: the region that is inside of something


belly: the hollow inside of something


midland: the interior part of a country


midst: the location of something surrounded by other things


thick: the location of something surrounded by other things


penetralia: the innermost parts


ionosphere: the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons


irredenta: a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another


irridenta: a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another


isobar: (meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time


isochrone: an isogram connecting points at which something occurs or arrives at the same time


isoclinic line: an isogram connecting points of equal magnetic inclination


isoclinal: an isogram connecting points of equal magnetic inclination


isogram: a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable


isopleth: a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable


isarithm: a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable


isohel: an isogram connecting points receiving equal amounts of sunshine


isotherm: (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time


jurisdiction: in law; the territory within which power can be exercised


turf: range of jurisdiction or influence


key: (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court


paint: (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court


kingdom: a country with a king as head of state


lair: the habitation of wild animals


den: the habitation of wild animals


launching site: a place for launching pads


lawn: a field of cultivated and mowed grass


layer: a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another


lead: (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base


lee: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind


lee side: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind


leeward: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind


limb: (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet


limit: the boundary of a specific area


demarcation: the boundary of a specific area


demarcation line: the boundary of a specific area


upper limit: the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something


lower limit: the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something


limit: as far as something can go


line: a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent


line: in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area


line: a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)


flight line: place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways)


line of battle: a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack


salient: (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy


battle line: the line along which warring troops meet


line of flight: the path along which a freely moving object travels through the air


line of march: the route along which a column advances


line of sight: an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks


line of vision: an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks


latitude: the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself


latitude: an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator


line of latitude: an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator


parallel of latitude: an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator


parallel: an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator


lunar latitude: an imaginary line around the moon parallel to its equator


littoral: the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean


litoral: the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean


littoral zone: the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean


sands: the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean


loading zone: a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded


loading area: a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded


load line: waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded


Plimsoll line: waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded


Plimsoll mark: waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded


Plimsoll: waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded


Lombard Street: a street in central London containing many of the major London banks


longitude: the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich


Whitehall: a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices


Trafalgar Square: a square in central London where there is a memorial to Admiral Nelson


lookout: an elevated post affording a wide view


observation post: an elevated post affording a wide view


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


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


magnetic pole: either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical


mandate: a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves


mandatory: a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves


market cross: a cross-shaped monument set up in the marketplace of a town where public business is often conducted


maximum: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right


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


mecca: a place that attracts many visitors


melting pot: an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated


meridian: an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator


line of longitude: an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator


observer's meridian: a meridian that passes through the observer's zenith


prime meridian: meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England)


Greenwich Meridian: the meridian passing through Greenwich; was internationally adopted as the earth's zero of longitude in 1884


magnetic meridian: an imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the Earth


dateline: an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian


date line: an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian


International Date Line: an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian


meteorological observation post: one of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded


weather station: one of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded


midair: some point in the air; above ground level


minimum: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right


monument: an important site that is marked and preserved as public property


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


nadir: the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected


national park: a tract of land declared by the national government to be public property


Acadia National Park: a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast


Arches National Park: a national park in Utah including mountains and the Colorado River gorge and huge rock formations caused by erosion


Badlands National Park: a national park in South Dakota having multicolored peaks and spires resulting from erosion; fossil sites


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


Big Bend National Park: a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife


Biscayne National Park: a national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs and marine life


Bryce Canyon National Park: a national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions


Canyonlands National Park: a national park in Utah having rock formations and ancient cliff dwellings; canyons of the Green River and the Colorado River


Capitol Reef National Park: a national park in Utah having colorful rock formations and desert plants and wildlife


Carlsbad Caverns National Park: a national park in New Mexico featuring what is probably the world's largest cavern with spectacular underground formations


Channel Islands National Park: a national park in California featuring sea birds and marine life


Crater Lake National Park: a national park in Oregon having the deepest lake in the United States in the crater of an extinct volcano


Denali National Park: a large national park in Alaska having peaks of the Alaska Range (including Mount McKinley) and the huge Denali fault


Everglades National Park: a national park in Florida containing an immense subtropical wilderness with mangrove swamps and rare birds and wild animals


Gates of the Arctic National Park: a large national park in Alaska featuring the Great Mendenhall Glacier


Grand Canyon National Park: a national park in Arizona including the mile deep canyon of the Colorado River which shows geologic features and fossil plants and animals


Grand Teton National Park: a national park in Wyoming featuring mountains


Great Smoky Mountains National Park: a national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States


Guadalupe Mountains National Park: a national park in Texas that has the highest point in Texas; includes desert wilderness and the ancient Apache hunting grounds


Haleakala National Park: a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano


Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes


Hot Springs National Park: a national park in Arkansas featuring ancient hot springs; bathing is said to have therapeutic effects


Isle Royal National Park: a national park on an island in Michigan; includes prehistoric iron mines


Katmai National Park: a national park in Alaska featuring mountains


Kenai Fjords National Park: a national park in Alaska having mountains and whale watching and ancient Indian copper mines


Kings Canyon National Park: a national park in California that has giant sequoia trees and alpine lakes and glaciers


Kobuk Valley National Park: a national park in Alaska having mountains and forests and tundra and sand dunes and archeological sites


Lake Clark National Park: a national park in Alaska having Eskimo and Athapaskan archeological sites


Lassen Volcanic National Park: a national park in California having mountains and volcanic lakes and hot springs


Mammoth Cave National Park: a national park in Kentucky having a large cavern and an underground river


Mesa Verde National Park: a national park in Colorado containing prehistoric cliff dwellings; semiarid landscape


Mount Ranier National Park: a national park in Washington having mountain terrain featuring glaciers and alpine lakes and streams and swamps


North Cascades National Park: a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites


Olympic National Park: a national park in Washington having rain forests of giant evergreens


Petrified Forest National Park: a national park in Arizona having the world's largest collection of petrified coniferous trees


Platt National Park: a national park in Oklahoma having mineral springs


Redwood National Park: a national park in California featuring a redwood forest and Pacific Ocean coastline


Rocky Mountain National Park: a national park in Colorado having mountains and lakes and streams and forests


Sequoia National Park: a national park in California that includes Mount Whitney


Shenandoah National Park: a national park in Virginia for the Blue Ridge Mountains


Theodore Roosevelt Memorial National Park: a national park in North Dakota that includes the site of former President Theodore Roosevelt's ranch


Virgin Islands National Park: a national park in the Virgin Islands having tropical plants and animals; sandy beaches and coral reefs


Voyageurs National Park: a national park in Minnesota having ancient rock outcroppings and evergreen forests


Wind Cave National Park: a national park in South Dakota featuring bison herds and limestone caverns


windward: the side of something that is toward the wind


Wrangell-St. Elias National Park: the largest national park of the United States; located in Alaska


Yellowstone National Park: the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears


Yosemite National Park: a national park in California famous for its waterfalls and rock formations


Zion National Park: a national park in Utah having huge canyons and gorges carved by mountain rivers


nesting place: a place suitable for nesting


no-go area: an area that is dangerous or impossible to enter or to which entry is forbidden


no man's land: an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies


nombril: the center point on a shield


no-parking zone: a space where automobiles are not allowed to park


north celestial pole: the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near Polaris


northern hemisphere: the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator


North Pole: the northernmost point of the Earth's axis


old country: the country of origin of an immigrant


orbit: the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another


celestial orbit: the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another


orbit: the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom


electron orbit: the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom


geosynchronous orbit: a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours


geostationary orbit: a geosynchronous orbit that is fixed with respect to a position on the Earth


outline: the line that appears to bound an object


lineation: the line that appears to bound an object


coastline: the outline of a coast


paper route: the route taken when delivering newspapers every day


paper round: the route taken when delivering newspapers every day


profile: an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side)


silhouette: an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)


outside: the outer side or surface of something


exterior: the outer side or surface of something


outside: the region that is outside of something


exterior: the region that is outside of something


outdoors: where the air is unconfined


out-of-doors: where the air is unconfined


open air: where the air is unconfined


open: where the air is unconfined


outstation: a station in a remote or sparsely populated location


outpost: a station in a remote or sparsely populated location


overlook: a high place affording a good view


paddy: an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown


paddy field: an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown


rice paddy: an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown


panhandle: a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area


parade ground: an area for holding parades


fairground: an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses


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


fairway: a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement


parish: the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor


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


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


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


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


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


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


parking lot: a lot where cars are parked


car park: a lot where cars are parked


park: a lot where cars are parked


parking area: a lot where cars are parked


parking space: a space where an automobile can be parked


parking zone: a space where an automobile can be parked


parts: the local environment


pasture: a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock


pastureland: a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock


grazing land: a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock


lea: a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock


ley: a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock


path: an established line of travel or access


route: an established line of travel or access


itinerary: an established line of travel or access


beeline: the most direct route


circuit: an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to


crosscut: a diagonal path


supply line: a route over which supplies can be delivered


supply route: a route over which supplies can be delivered


line of fire: the path of a missile discharged from a firearm


migration route: the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate


flyway: the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate


fairway: the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters


patriarchate: the jurisdiction of a patriarch


peak: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)


crown: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)


crest: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)


top: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)


tip: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)


summit: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)


periapsis: (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited


point of periapsis: (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited


perigee: periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth


perihelion: periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun


perijove: periapsis in orbit around Jupiter


periselene: periapsis in orbit around the moon


perilune: periapsis in orbit around the moon


pesthole: a breeding ground for epidemic disease


picnic area: a tract of land set aside for picnicking


picnic ground: a tract of land set aside for picnicking


pinnacle: a lofty peak


prairie: a treeless grassy plain


public square: an open area at the meeting of two or more streets


square: an open area at the meeting of two or more streets


plaza: a public square with room for pedestrians


place: a public square with room for pedestrians


piazza: a public square with room for pedestrians


toll plaza: an area where tollbooths are located


point: the precise location of something; a spatially limited location


abutment: point of contact between two objects or parts


pole: one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface


pole: one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere


celestial pole: one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere


pole position: the most favorable position at the start of a race


polls: the place where people vote


pride of place: the first or highest or most important or most ostentatious place


position: the particular portion of space occupied by something


place: the particular portion of space occupied by something


position: the appropriate or customary location


pressure point: any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point


military position: a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons


position: a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons


anomaly: (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)


site: physical position in relation to the surroundings


situation: physical position in relation to the surroundings


active site: the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs


close quarters: a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something


locus: the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome


locus of infection: the specific site in the body where an infection originates


restriction site: the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA


setting: the physical position of something


juxtaposition: a side-by-side position


lie: position or manner in which something is situated


post: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand


station: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand


pitch: a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)


landmark: the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape


right: location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east


stage right: the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience


right stage: the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience


left: location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east


stage left: the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience


left stage: the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience


back: the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer


rear: the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer


front: the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer


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


new town: 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


perch: an elevated place serving as a seat


potter's field: a cemetery for unknown or indigent people


prefecture: the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)


premises: land and the buildings on it


protectorate: a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty


associated state: a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty


quadrant: the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle


quadrant: any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes


quadrant: a quarter of the circumference of a circle


quarter-circle: a quarter of the circumference of a circle


quarter: a district of a city having some distinguishing character


kasbah: an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located


casbah: an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located


medina: the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa


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


radius: a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius


rain shadow: an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it


range: the limits within which something can be effective


reach: the limits within which something can be effective


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


rear: the side of an object that is opposite its front


backside: the side of an object that is opposite its front


back end: the side of an object that is opposite its front


rearward: direction toward the rear


red line: a line that is colored red and that bisects an ice hockey rink


region: the extended spatial location of something


part: the extended spatial location of something


region: a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth


possession: a territory that is controlled by a ruling state


antipodes: any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth


rifle range: the distance that a rifle bullet will carry


rifle shot: the distance that a rifle bullet will carry


unknown: an unknown and unexplored region


unknown region: an unknown and unexplored region


terra incognita: an unknown and unexplored region


staging area: an area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled before a military operation


open: a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water


clear: a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water


rhumb line: a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction


rhumb: a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction


loxodrome: a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction


declination: (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere


celestial latitude: (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere


dec: (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere


right ascension: (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere


RA: (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere


celestial longitude: (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere


waterfront: the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water


seafront: the waterfront of a seaside town


port: a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country


entrepot: a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties


transshipment center: a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties


free port: a port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels


home port: the port from which a ship originates of where it is registered


outport: a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade)


port of entry: a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise


point of entry: a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise


seaport: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo


haven: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo


harbor: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo


harbour: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo


coaling station: a seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal


port of call: any port where a ship stops except its home port


free port: an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties


free zone: an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties


anchorage: place for vessels to anchor


anchorage ground: place for vessels to anchor


treaty port: a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty


mooring: a place where a craft can be made fast


moorage: a place where a craft can be made fast


berth: a place where a craft can be made fast


slip: a place where a craft can be made fast


roads: a partly sheltered anchorage


roadstead: a partly sheltered anchorage


dockyard: an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired


resort: a hotel located in a resort area


resort hotel: a hotel located in a resort area


holiday resort: a hotel located in a resort area


resort area: an area where many people go for recreation


playground: an area where many people go for recreation


vacation spot: an area where many people go for recreation


rough: the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short


vicinity: a surrounding or nearby region


locality: a surrounding or nearby region


neighborhood: a surrounding or nearby region


neighbourhood: a surrounding or nearby region


neck of the woods: a surrounding or nearby region


gold coast: a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living; usually along a coastal area


'hood: (slang) a neighborhood


place: a general vicinity


block: a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings


city block: a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings


neighborhood: an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)


proximity: the region close around a person or thing


presence: the immediate proximity of someone or something


front: the immediate proximity of someone or something


rendezvous: a place where people meet


retreat: a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet


ashram: (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus


ashram: a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram


Camp David: a retreat to the northwest of Washington that is used by the president of the United States


nook: a sheltered and secluded place


nest: a cosy or secluded retreat


pleasance: a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion


safety: a safe place


refuge: a safe place


harborage: (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)


harbourage: (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)


danger: a dangerous place


danger line: a line beyond which it is dangerous to go


rookery: a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)


Rubicon: the boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul; Caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 BC was an act of war


country: an area outside of cities and towns


rural area: an area outside of cities and towns


countryside: rural regions


scrubland: an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation


weald: an area of open or forested country


wold: a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)


safari park: an area of parkland where wild animals are kept and can be viewed by visitors driving through


sanctum: a place of inviolable privacy


sanctum sanctorum: a place of inviolable privacy


sandlot: a vacant lot used by city boys to play games


savanna: a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions


savannah: a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions


scene: the place where some action occurs


light: an illuminated area


darkness: an unilluminated area


dark: an unilluminated area


shadow: an unilluminated area


field of honor: the scene of a duel


stage: any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something; --Shakespeare


scenery: the appearance of a place


landscape: an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view


seascape: a view of the sea


separation: the space where a division or parting occurs


schoolyard: the yard associated with a school


churchyard: the yard associated with a church


God's acre: the yard associated with a church


scour: a place that is scoured (especially by running water)


seat: a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)


place: a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)


seat: a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)


section: (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid


plane section: (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid


section: a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people


sector: a portion of a military position


service area: place on a highway providing garage services and eating and toilet facilities


showplace: a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty


shrubbery: an area where a number of shrubs are planted


side: a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure


side: a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location


bedside: space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)


blind side: the side on which your vision is limited or obstructed


dockside: the region adjacent to a boat dock


east side: the side that is on the east


hand: a position given by its location to the side of an object


north side: the side that is on the north


shipside: the part of a wharf that is next to a ship


south side: the side that is on the south


west side: the side that is on the west


scrimmage line: line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football


line of scrimmage: line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football


service line: the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line


baseline: the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line


sideline: a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field


out of bounds: a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field


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


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


skyline: the outline of objects seen against the sky


slum: a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions


slum area: a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions


shantytown: a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties


skid road: the district of a town frequented by loggers


skid row: a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts


ski resort: a resort with lodging and facilities for skiing


solitude: a solitary place


southern hemisphere: the hemisphere to the south of the equator


South Pole: the southernmost point of the Earth's axis


south celestial pole: the celestial pole above the southern hemisphere


space: an area reserved for some particular purpose


air: the region above the ground


vacuum: a region that is devoid of matter


vacuity: a region that is devoid of matter


sphere: the geographical area in which one nation is very influential


sphere of influence: the geographical area in which one nation is very influential


stand: the position where a thing or person stands


start: a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game


starting line: a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game


scratch: a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game


scratch line: a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game


touchline: either of the sidelines in soccer or rugby


yard line: in football; line parallel to the goal lines indicating position on the field


eparchy: a province in ancient Greece


state: the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation


province: the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation


American state: one of the 50 states of the United States


station: (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty


Stonehenge: an ancient megalithic monument in southern England; probably used for ritual purposes


stop: a spot where something halts or pauses


stopover: a stopping place on a journey


way station: a stopping place on a journey


stratum: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)


Strand: a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels


substrate: any stratum or layer lying underneath another


substratum: any stratum or layer lying underneath another


superstrate: any stratum or layer superimposed on another


superstratum: any stratum or layer superimposed on another


horizon: a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land


soil horizon: a layer in a soil profile


A-horizon: the top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus


A horizon: the top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus


B-horizon: immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils


B horizon: immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils


C-horizon: beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock


C horizon: beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock


geological horizon: a layer of rock with a particular composition (especially of fossils); for dating the stratum


seam: a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit


bed: a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit


coal seam: a seam of coal


coalface: the part of a coal seam that is being cut


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


coalfield: a region where there is coal underground


gasfield: a region where there is natural gas underground


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


corner: the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect


substrate: a surface on which an organism grows or is attached


substratum: a surface on which an organism grows or is attached


surface: the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object


tank farm: an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks


target: the location of the target that is to be hit


target area: the location of the target that is to be hit


ground zero: the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)


tax haven: a country or independent region where taxes are low


tee: the starting place for each hole on a golf course


teeing ground: the starting place for each hole on a golf course


toxic site: a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up


toxic waste area: a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up


Superfund site: a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up


orphan site: a toxic waste area where the polluter could not be identified or the polluter refused to take action or pay for the cleanup


Temperate Zone: the part of the Earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer or between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by temperate climate


North Temperate Zone: Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer


South Temperate Zone: Temperate Zone between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn


terreplein: level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart


testing ground: a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation


laboratory: a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation


theme park: an amusement park that is organized around some theme (as the world of tomorrow)


three-mile limit: the limit of a nation's territorial waters


tip: the extreme end of something; especially something pointed


top: the highest or uppermost side of anything


top side: the highest or uppermost side of anything


upper side: the highest or uppermost side of anything


upside: the highest or uppermost side of anything


desktop: the top of a desk


rooftop: the top of a (usually flat) roof


top: the upper part of anything


head: the top of something


tiptop: the extreme top or summit


topographic point: a point located with respect to surface features of some region


place: a point located with respect to surface features of some region


spot: a point located with respect to surface features of some region


pool: something resembling a pool of liquid


puddle: something resembling a pool of liquid


Torrid Zone: the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate


tropical zone: the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate


tropics: the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate


town: an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city


burg: colloquial American term for a town


boom town: a town enjoying sudden prosperity


cow town: a small town in a cattle-raising area of western North America


cowtown: a small town in a cattle-raising area of western North America


ghost town: a deserted settlement (especially in western United States)


hometown: the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence


Main Street: any small town (or the people who inhabit it); generally used to represent parochialism and materialism (after a novel by Sinclair Lewis)


market town: a (usually small) town where a public market is held at stated times


township: an administrative division of a county


town: an administrative division of a county


ward: a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections


settlement: an area where a group of families live together


village: a settlement smaller than a town


hamlet: a settlement smaller than a town


kampong: a native village in Malaysia


campong: a native village in Malaysia


kraal: a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade


pueblo: a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States


tract: an extended area of land


piece of land: an extended area of land


piece of ground: an extended area of land


parcel of land: an extended area of land


parcel: an extended area of land


subdivision: an area composed of subdivided lots


subtropics: regions adjacent to the tropics


semitropics: regions adjacent to the tropics


mine field: a tract of land containing explosive mines


terrain: a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential


plot: a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation


plot of land: a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation


plot of ground: a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation


patch: a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation


lot: a parcel of land having fixed boundaries


tropic: either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics


Tropic of Cancer: a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the north of the equator


Tropic of Capricorn: a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the south of the equator


trust territory: a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations


trusteeship: a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations


urban area: a geographical area constituting a city or town


populated area: a geographical area constituting a city or town


barrio: an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country


barrio: a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)


used-car lot: a parking lot where a dealer in used-cars displays cars for sale


vacant lot: a lot on which there are no permanent buildings


building site: a lot on which there are no permanent buildings


Van Allen belt: a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field


vanishing point: the point beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist


vantage: place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)


vantage point: a place from which something can be viewed


viewpoint: a place from which something can be viewed


veld: elevated open grassland in southern Africa


veldt: elevated open grassland in southern Africa


venue: in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held


venue: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)


locale: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)


locus: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)


vertex: the highest point (of something)


peak: the highest point (of something)


apex: the highest point (of something)


acme: the highest point (of something)


vertical circle: a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon


viceroyalty: a district or province governed by a viceroy


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


village green: a village park consisting of a plot of grassy land


warren: an overcrowded residential area


rabbit warren: an overcrowded residential area


watering place: a health resort near a spring or at the seaside


watering hole: a health resort near a spring or at the seaside


spa: a health resort near a spring or at the seaside


waterline: a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship


water line: a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship


water level: a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship


water line: a line marking the level reached by a body of water


watermark: a line marking the level reached by a body of water


high-water mark: a line marking the highest level reached


low-water mark: a line marking the lowest level reached


watershed: a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems


water parting: a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems


divide: a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems


continental divide: the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico)


Great Divide: that part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky Mountains in the United States


direction: a line leading to a place or point


way: a line leading to a place or point


trade route: a route followed by traders (usually in caravans)


Silk Road: an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles); followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach Cathay


Northwest Passage: a water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of North America; Europeans since the 16th century had searched for a short route to the Far East before it was successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen (1903-1906)


bearing: the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies


heading: the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies


aim: the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies


tack: the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails


course: general line of orientation


trend: general line of orientation


east-west direction: in a direction parallel with lines of latitude


north-south direction: in a direction parallel with lines of longitude


qibla: the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers


tendency: a general direction in which something tends to move


trend: a general direction in which something tends to move


wave front: (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium


wavefront: (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium


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


western hemisphere: the hemisphere that includes North America and South America


occident: the hemisphere that includes North America and South America


New World: the hemisphere that includes North America and South America


West: the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America


Occident: the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America


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


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


Wild West: the western United States during its frontier period


wheatfield: a field planted with wheat


wheat field: a field planted with wheat


whereabouts: the general location where something is


wilderness: a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition


wild: a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition


winner's circle: a small area at a racecourse where awards are given to the owners of winning horses


tape: the finishing line for a foot race


wire: the finishing line on a racetrack


workspace: space allocated for your work (as in an office)


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


tiltyard: (formerly) an enclosed field for tilting contests


yard: a tract of land where logs are accumulated


zenith: the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected


exaltation: the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence


zodiac: a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes


sign of the zodiac: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided


star sign: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided


sign: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided


mansion: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided


house: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided


planetary house: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided


Aries: the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19


Aries the Ram: the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19


Ram: the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19


Taurus: the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20


Taurus the Bull: the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20


Bull: the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20


Gemini: the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20


Gemini the Twins: the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20


Twins: the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20


Cancer: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22


Cancer the Crab: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22


Crab: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22


Leo: the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22


Leo the Lion: the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22


Lion: the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22


Virgo: the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22


Virgo the Virgin: the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22


Virgin: the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22


Libra: the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22


Libra the Balance: the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22


Balance: the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22


Libra the Scales: the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22


Scorpio: the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21


Scorpio the Scorpion: the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21


Scorpion: the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21


Sagittarius: the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21


Sagittarius the Archer: the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21


Archer: the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21


Capricorn: the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19


Capricorn the Goat: the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19


Goat: the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19


Aquarius: the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18


Aquarius the Water Bearer: the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18


Water Bearer: the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18


Pisces: the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20


Pisces the Fishes: the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20


Fish: the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20


zone: a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features


buffer zone: a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict


buffer: a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict


combat zone: a military area where combat forces operate


combat area: a military area where combat forces operate


war zone: a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especially a designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war)


bridgehead: an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies


foothold: an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies


airhead: a bridgehead seized by airborne troops


beachhead: a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation


combat zone: a city district known for its vice and high crime rate


tenderloin: a city district known for its vice and high crime rate


turf: the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own


danger zone: a dangerous area


demilitarized zone: a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited


DMZ: a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited


drop zone: an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops


dropping zone: an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops


kill zone: an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities


killing zone: an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities


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


enterprise zone: a city district where development receives special tax advantages


outskirt: a part of the city far removed from the center


fringe: a part of the city far removed from the center


strike zone: (baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike


tidal zone: an area subject to tidal action


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


transit zone: 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


national capital: the capital city of a nation


provincial capital: the capital city of a province


state capital: the capital city of a political subdivision of a country


Continent: the European mainland


European country: any one of the countries occupying the European continent


European nation: any one of the countries occupying the European continent


Scandinavian country: any one of the countries occupying Scandinavia


Scandinavian nation: any one of the countries occupying Scandinavia


Balkans: the Balkan countries collectively


Balkan country: any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula


Balkan nation: any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula


Balkan state: any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula


African country: any one of the countries occupying the African continent


African nation: any one of the countries occupying the African continent


East Africa: a geographical area in eastern Africa


Namibia: a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa


Republic of Namibia: a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa


South West Africa: a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa


Windhoek: capital of Namibia in the center of the country


Asian country: any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent


Asian nation: any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent


Cappadocia: an ancient country is eastern Asia Minor


Galatia: an ancient country in central Asia Minor


Phrygia: an ancient country in western and central Asia Minor


Colossae: an ancient city in south western Phrygia in Asia Minor; site of an early Christian Church


Pontus: 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


Asia Minor: a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey


Anatolia: a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey


South American country: any one of the countries occupying the South American continent


South American nation: any one of the countries occupying the South American continent


North American country: any country on the North American continent


North American nation: any country on the North American continent


Central American country: any one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments


Central American nation: any one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments


Afghanistan: a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south


Islamic State of Afghanistan: a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south


Herat: a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities


Jalalabad: a town in eastern Afghanistan (east of Kabul)


Kabul: the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan


capital of Afghanistan: the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan


Kandahar: a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center


Qandahar: a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center


Mazar-i-Sharif: a city in northern Afghanistan


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


Albania: a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula


Republic of Albania: a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula


Tirana: the capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country


Albanian capital: the capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country


Durres: port city in western Albania on the Adriatic


Durazzo: port city in western Albania on the Adriatic


Algeria: a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s


Algerie: a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s


Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria: a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s


Algiers: an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria


Algerian capital: an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria


Annaba: a port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border


Batna: a town in north central Algeria


Blida: a city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains to the southwest of Algiers


Oran: a port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city


Constantine: a walled city in northeastern Algeria to the east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I


Djanet: a desert town in southeastern Algeria


Hippo: an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria


Hippo Regius: an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria


Reggane: a town in central Algeria


Timgad: an ancient town founded by the Romans; noted for extensive and well-preserved ruins


Timimoun: a town in central Algeria in the Atlas Mountains


Numidia: an ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) in North Africa in an area corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria


Angola: a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990


Republic of Angola: a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990


Luanda: port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola


Angolan capital: port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola


Huambo: a city in the mountains in western Angola


Nova Lisboa: a city in the mountains in western Angola


Lobito: a seaport on the Atlantic coast of Angola


Anguilla: a British colony in the West Indies


Aran Islands: three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay


Caribbean: region including the Caribbean Islands


Cayman Islands: a British colony in the Caribbean to the northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center


George Town: the capital of the Cayman Islands


Antigua and Barbuda: a country in the northern Leeward Islands


Antigua: the largest of the islands comprising Antigua and Barbuda


Barbuda: an island in Antigua and Barbuda


Redonda: an island in Antigua and Barbuda


St. John's: the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua


Saint John's: the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua


capital of Antigua and Barbuda: the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua


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


Bermuda: a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort


Bermudas: a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort


Hamilton: the capital of Bermuda


Bermuda Triangle: an area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are supposed to have been mysteriously lost


Bouvet Island: an island belonging to Norway in the South Atlantic near the Antarctic Circle


Montserrat: a volcanic island in the Caribbean; in the West Indies


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


Triple Frontier: the border area where Argentina and Brazil and Paraguay meet; an active South American center for contraband and drug trafficking and money laundering; a suspected locale for Islamic extremist groups


Argentina: a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America


Argentine Republic: a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America


Bahia Blanca: a port city in eastern Argentina to the southwest of Buenos Aires on an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean


Buenos Aires: capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and industrial and cultural center


capital of Argentina: capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and industrial and cultural center


Cordoba: a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613


Cordova: a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613


Moron: a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires


Rosario: a port city on the Parana River in eastern central Argentina


Vicente Lopez: an industrial suburb of Buenos Aires


pampas: the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina


Balkan Peninsula: a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range


Balkans: a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range


Bulgaria: a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe


Republic of Bulgaria: a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe


Sofia: capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria


Serdica: capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria


Bulgarian capital: capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria


Dobrich: a city in northeastern Bulgaria (north of Varna) that is the commercial center of an agricultural region


Tolbukhin: a city in northeastern Bulgaria (north of Varna) that is the commercial center of an agricultural region


Plovdiv: an ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of an agricultural region


Philippopolis: an ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of an agricultural region


Varna: a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea


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


Myanmar: a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal


Union of Burma: a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal


Burma: a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal


Yangon: the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta


Rangoon: the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta


Mandalay: a city in central Myanmar to the north of Rangoon


Moulmein: a port city of southern Myanmar on the Gulf of Martaban


Mawlamyine: a port city of southern Myanmar on the Gulf of Martaban


Burundi: a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika


Republic of Burundi: a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika


Bujumbura: the capital and largest city of Burundi


Usumbura: the capital and largest city of Burundi


capital of Burundi: the capital and largest city of Burundi


Cambodia: a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946


Kingdom of Cambodia: a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946


Kampuchea: a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946


Phnom Penh: the capital and largest city of Kampuchea


Pnom Penh: the capital and largest city of Kampuchea


Cambodian capital: the capital and largest city of Kampuchea


Cameroon: a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960


Republic of Cameroon: a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960


Cameroun: a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960


Yaounde: the capital of Cameroon


capital of Cameroon: the capital of Cameroon


Douala: the largest city of Cameroon


Cape Verde Islands: a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal


Cape Verde: an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal


Republic of Cape Verde: an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal


Praia: the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island


Cidade de Praia: the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island


capital of Cape Verde: the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island


Sao Tiago Island: largest of the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean


Falkland Islands: a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British Crown Colony


Central African Republic: a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960


Central Africa: a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960


Bangui: the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic


capital of Central Africa: the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic


Ceylon: an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India


Sri Lanka: a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948


Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948


Ceylon: a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948


Colombo: the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon


capital of Sri Lanka: the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon


Kandy: a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center


Eelam: the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for


Tamil Eelam: the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for


Chad: a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960


Republic of Chad: a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960


Tchad: a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960


N'Djamena: the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river


Ndjamena: the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river


Fort-Lamy: the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river


capital of Chad: the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river


Chile: a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast


Republic of Chile: a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast


Antofagasta: a port city on the Pacific in northern Chile


Chiloe: the largest Chilean island and the only one to be settled; located off south-central Chile


Concepcion: an industrial city in Chile to the south of Santiago


Gran Santiago: the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America


Santiago: the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America


Santiago de Chile: the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America


capital of Chile: the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America


Punta Arenas: a city in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan; the southernmost city in the world


Temuco: a city in central Chile to the south of Concepcion


Valparaiso: the chief port and second largest city of Chile; located on a wide harbor in central Chile


Vina del Mar: a resort city on the Pacific in central Chile


Tierra del Fuego: an archipelago off southern South America; separated from the continent by the Strait of Magellan; islands are administered by Chile and by Argentina


Cape Horn: a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego)


Manchuria: a region in northeastern China


China: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world


People's Republic of China: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world


mainland China: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world


Communist China: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world


Red China: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world


PRC: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world


Cathay: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world


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


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


Beijing: capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city


Peking: capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city


Peiping: capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city


capital of Red China: capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city


Forbidden City: a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China


Chongqing: a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China


Chungking: a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China


Guangdong: a province in southern China


Kwangtung: a province in southern China


Guangdong province: a province in southern China


Guangzhou: a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port


Kuangchou: a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port


Kwangchow: a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port


Canton: a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port


Gansu: a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia


Kansu: a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia


Gansu province: a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia


Hebei: a populous province in northeastern China


Hopei: a populous province in northeastern China


Hopeh: a populous province in northeastern China


Hebei province: a populous province in northeastern China


Hunan: a province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources


Hunan province: a province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources


Szechwan: a populous province of south central China


Sichuan: a populous province of south central China


Szechuan: a populous province of south central China


Szechwan province: a populous province of south central China


Yunnan: a province of southern China


Yunnan province: a province of southern China


Lanzhou: the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River


Lanchou: the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River


Lanchow: the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River


Luda: an industrial conurbation in northeastern China on the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula; it now includes the cities of Dalian and Lushun


Luta: an industrial conurbation in northeastern China on the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula; it now includes the cities of Dalian and Lushun


Dalian: a port and shipbuilding center in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda


Talien: a port and shipbuilding center in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda


Dairen: a port and shipbuilding center in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda


Luoyang: a city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties


Loyang: a city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties


Lushun: a major port city in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda


Port Arthur: a major port city in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda


Hangzhou: a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world


Hangchow: a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world


Nanchang: a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang


Nan-chang: a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang


Nanning: an industrial city in southern China


Nan-ning: an industrial city in southern China


Nanjing: a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s


Nanking: a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s


Shanghai: the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world


Shenyang: a city in northeastern China


Mukden: a city in northeastern China


Moukden: a city in northeastern China


Fengtien: a city in northeastern China


Taiyuan: an ancient city in northeastern China noted for coal mining and steel production


Tangshan: an industrial city of northeastern China in Hebei province


Tianjin: a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China


Tientsin: a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China


T'ien-ching: a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China


Grand Canal: an inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China; extends from Tianjin in the north to Hangzhou in the south


Wuhan: a city of central China on the Chang Jiang; the commercial and industrial center of central China


Xian: a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC


Sian: a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC


Singan: a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC


Changan: a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC


Hsian: a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC


Xinjiang: an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people


Sinkiang: an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people


Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region: an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people


Inner Mongolia: an autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of China in 1911


Nei Monggol: an autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of China in 1911


Hohhot: a northern industrial city of China to the northwest of Beijing


Taiwan: an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea


Formosa: an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea


Taiwan: a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong


China: a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong


Nationalist China: a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong


Republic of China: a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong


Taipei: the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan


Taipeh: the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan


capital of Taiwan: the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan


Taichung: a city in Taiwan


Hong Kong: formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers


Macao: a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China in 1999


Macau: a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China in 1999


Indochina: a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam


Indochinese peninsula: a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam


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


Colombia: a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language