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Region

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Noun

1. part, region

the extended spatial location of something

Example Sentences:
'the farming regions of France'
'religions in all parts of the world'
'regions of outer space'

2. area, region

a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

Example Sentences:
'in the abdominal region'

3. region

a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth

Example Sentences:
'penguins inhabit the polar regions'

4. neighborhood, region

the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in in the region of')

Example Sentences:
'it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job'
'the price is in the neighborhood of $100'

5. realm, region

a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about

Example Sentences:
'it was a limited realm of discourse'
'here we enter the region of opinion'
'the realm of the occult'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Region

see synonyms of region
noun
1. 
any large, indefinite, and continuous part of a surface or space
2. 
an area considered as a unit for geographical, functional, social, or cultural reasons
3. 
an administrative division of a country
Tuscany is one of the regions of the Italian Republic
4. 
a realm or sphere of activity or interest
5. 
range, area, or scope
in what region is the price likely to be?
6. 
a division or part of the boday
the lumbar region
7. 
(in Scotland from 1975 until 1996) any of the nine territorial divisions into which the mainland of Scotland was divided for purposes of local government; replaced in 1996 by council areas
See also islands council

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Region

see synonyms of region
noun
1. 
a large and indefinite part of the surface of the earth; district
2. 
a division of the world characterized by a specific kind of plant or animal life
3. 
an area; place; space
4. 
a particular part of the world or universe
5. 
an administrative division of a country, as in Italy
6. 
a sphere or realm, as of art or science
7. 
a division or part of an organism, often called after its main part or organ
the abdominal region
8. 
any of the levels used to describe the atmosphere or ocean

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Region

see synonyms of region
n.
1.
a. A large, usually continuous segment of a surface or space: the upper regions of the atmosphere.
b. A portion of the earth's surface distinguished from others by some characteristic: the coastal region; the region of storm damage.
c. A bioregion.
d. A political district or unit, often with its adjacent lands: the Osaka region.
2. An area of the body having natural or arbitrarily assigned boundaries: the abdominal region.
3. An area of interest or activity; a sphere: the region of gender studies.
4. An approximate degree or amount: costs in the region of one billion dollars.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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