What is the meaning of 地方?

place; region; area (Classifier: 個／个 m; 笪 c)

part; location

part; aspect; something (about something) (Classifier: 個／个 m)

empty space; room

town crier

An administrative division of the Republic of China prior to 1949, equivalent to an autonomous region.

civilians; civilian jobs; civilian sector

people, officials, services outside a certain nation-wide system or organisation

regional; local; outside a certain nation-wide system or organisation

doorstep; sill; threshold

district, province, area

1. krai

krai

hanja form of 지방 (“geographical region”)

chữ Hán form of địa phương (“region, area”)

Source: wiktionary.org