japÄÅ‹Å‹ien
This word is either a synonym or an antonym of yesterday’s word. It, too, refers to a region or portion of land (hence a synonym), but the defining characteristic is social or cultural (as opposed to geological, hence a contrasting antonym).
As an example, the Central Valley of California is probably both jalmÄ“sa and japÄÅ‹Å‹ien, being geologically and geographically the same throughout (mostly). But while the State of California could be called japÄÅ‹Å‹ien, it is not jalmÄ“sa, as it does not have the same climate, terrain, or geology throughout.
temle ien tÅ wÄ sema jatañēn to jakÄe ja ñi sÅ« japÄÅ‹Å‹ien tÅ jÄo Årra ñi sÄen rÅ« Äke;
He said to me: He did not like the doings in the homeland, so he went from there.