| OTAGO | Large region of New Zealand (12,046 sq miles; pop about 230,000) (5) |
| REALM | Lots of papers about large region |
| CANTERBURY | A region of New Zealand (17,185 sq miles; pop about 625,000) (10) |
| PATAGONIA | A large region of southern South America (402,734 sq miles pop about 2 million (9) |
| LOMBARDY | A large region of northern Italy (9,026 sq miles; pop about 10 million) (8) |
| NORMANDY | Large region of northern France (pop about 3.5 million) (8) |
| GRONINGEN | A provincial capital in the Netherlands (pop about 230,000), with two large universities (9) |
| READING | Large town in the Thames Valley (pop about 230,000), dating from the 8th century (7) |
| OPORTO | City in Portugal (pop about 230,000). Its centre is a World Heritage Site (1996 (6) |
| HAWKESBAY | ? Province, region of New Zealand from 1858-76 whose council sat at Napier |
| THESSALY | Large region of ancient Greece previously known as Aeolia; homeland of the mythical heroes Jason and Achilles (8) |
| THEBALKANS | Large region of south-eastern Europe (3,7) |
| PATAGONIAN | Relating to a large region of southern South America (10) |
| SIBERIAN | Pertaining to a large region of northern Russia (8) |
| LOUISIANA | Large region of North America purchased from France by the US in 1803 (9) |
| LABRADOR | Large region of eastern Canada (8) |
| PROVINCE | Large region of a country or empire |
| EMILIAROMAGNA | Large region of northern Italy between the Po River and the Northern Apennines; capital, Bologna (6-7) |
| ROTORUA | A city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island (7) |
| SOHO | Region of London; region of New York (4) |
