- Gulf States - a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas
--1 is a kind of geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
--1 is a part of South
--1 has parts:Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, AL; Florida, Sunshine State, Everglade State, FL; Louisiana, Pelican State, LA; Mississippi, Magnolia State, MS; Texas, Lone-Star State, TX - Gulf States - the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf
--2 is a kind of geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
--2 has parts: - Gulf States - the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf