| aborigine |
(pl.) the plants or animals native to a region. [1/2 definitions] |
| accent |
a manner of speaking characteristic of a particular person, group of people, or geographic region. [1/8 definitions] |
| Achaea |
an historic region of Greece along the northern coast of the Peloponnesus. [1/2 definitions] |
| Achaean |
of or pertaining to Achaea, a historic region of Greece along the northern coast of the Peloponnesus. [2/3 definitions] |
| Aeaean |
of or pertaining to the culture or inhabitants of this mythological region. [1/2 definitions] |
| Aegean |
of or pertaining to the culture of the inhabitants of this region during the Bronze Age. [1/3 definitions] |
| Albuquerque |
the largest city in the U.S. state of New Mexico, located in the central region. |
| Algonquin |
any of several Algonquian Indian tribes formerly living in the region of southern Canada and the St. Lawrence River, or a member of one of these tribes. [1/3 definitions] |
| Alps |
a high mountain range extending from southern France through Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Austria, and into the Balkan region and Albania. |
| altitude |
(usu. pl.) a high region or area. [1/4 definitions] |
| Álvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca |
a Spanish explorer who, after landing on the cape of Florida in 1528 and being stranded in the Gulf coast region for 8 years, published an account of his survival and interaction with the native peoples under the title "La relación" (1542) (b.1490?--d.1557?). |
| apostle |
the first or most prominent Christian missionary in a country or region. [1/3 definitions] |
| Appalachia |
a region in the United States extending from southwestern Pennsylvania to northwestern Georgia and including the southern Appalachian Mountains. |
| Arabian Desert |
a very arid region occupying a large portion of the Arabian Peninsula and stretching into Jordan and Iraq. |
| Aramaic |
of or pertaining to the region of ancient Syria or the language thereof. [1/3 definitions] |
| arapaima |
a very large edible fish of the rivers of the Amazon region. |
| Arcadia |
an isolated mountainous region in southern Greece, associated in ancient times with rustic simplicity and innocence. |
| arctic |
(often cap.) of or pertaining to the geographic region encompassing the North Pole. [2/5 definitions] |
| area |
a place or region. [1/4 definitions] |
| Armenia |
a region of southwestern Asia composed of present-day Armenia, eastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran. [1/2 definitions] |
| Asiatic Barred Zone |
a region including most of Asia from which immigration to the United States was banned as part of the Immigration Act of 1917. |