Besides being a purely geographical designation, "The West" also has anthropological connotations.

I do not know its military or geographical designation, madam.

"Ibero-Caucasian" therefore remains at best a convenient geographical designation, not a linguistic phylum.

They constitute more of a cultural construct than formal geographical designation.

Armies did not, however, invariably receive a geographical designation.

This language is similar to Savoyard, particularly in geographical designations.

These aren't just geographical designations but actual opposing magnetic poles.

They also emphasise the protection of geographical designations.

Where geographical designations of origin were concerned, we got nowhere.

The name Boukellariōn, however, survived as a geographical designation in Byzantine sources up until 1263.