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Region vs Mofussil - What's the difference?

region | mofussil |

As nouns the difference between region and mofussil

is that region is region; area while mofussil is (india) originally, the regions of india outside the three (east india company) capitals of bombay, calcutta and madras; hence, parts of a country outside an urban centre; the regions, rural areas.

region

English

Noun

(wikipedia region) (en noun)
  • Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
    • the equatorial regions
    the temperate regions
    the polar regions
    the upper regions of the atmosphere
  • An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country or the European Union.
  • (historical) Such a division of the city of Rome and of the territory about Rome, of which the number varied at different times; a district, quarter, or ward.
  • (figuratively) The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
  • (anatomy) A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.
    • the abdominal regions
  • (obsolete) Place; rank; station; dignity.
  • (obsolete) The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.

    • Related terms

    * regional * regionally * regionarius * regionary * regionic * radiate * radiation

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    mofussil

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (India) Originally, the regions of India outside the three (East India Company) capitals of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras; hence, parts of a country outside an urban centre; the regions, rural areas.
  • *1904. Herbert Compton. Indian Life in Town and Country :
  • *:Such are the means by which the Mofussil , “up-country,” or provincial Anglo-Indian will reach his station or district, and unless he is going to Bombay or Calcutta, which are practically the two entrance doors of the Empire, with Madras for a back door, his first experience of Anglo-Indian life will be of travel; and the land journey will often prove much more trying than the sea-voyage.

    • Usage notes

    The term is used widely in India and Bangladesh. Although value-neutral, the word occasionally carries negative connotations when used by residents of a large metropolis, similar to "the boonies"'' or ''"the sticks" in English. The word 'mufassil' ordinarily means divided or 'detailed' in Urdu, and that is the common usage of the term in Pakistan.

    References

    *Indian Life in Town and Country by Herbert Compton, 1904, Chapter 13 [https://archive.org/details/indianlifeintown00compuoft] *Government of Andhra Pradesh: Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 [http://www.aponline.gov.in/Quick%20Links/Departments/Transport,%20Roads%20and%20Buildings/Govt-Gos-Acts/1999/Ms-224-404-10-nov-1999.html]