I am looking for a word that describes a geographical landmass which is bigger than a single nation but smaller than a continent.
"Region" is not acceptable - I am using that already to define a much smaller area, so can't use it.
For example, this word will describe these types of landmasses:
- East Coast (US + Canada)
- Western Europe
- Alpine Region
- South East Asia
- ASEAN
- Korean Peninsula
Why?
I am designing an information system that deals with geographical regions of varying sizes.
- World
- Continent
- ? <- this is the word I am looking for
- Country
- Region (this is for state, province, city, town, village, suburb, borough, and everything in between)
Options
The only option I have is "subcontinent" - but I wish there was something better.
