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district; region; area; locality
the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area
「地方」 has another reading with different meanings.
地方の名産品を買ってきたよ。
I bought local specialties.
地方から東京に出てきたんだ。
I came to Tokyo from the countryside.
地方によって方言が違うよね。
Dialects differ by region.