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region
[ ree-juhn ]
noun
- an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
a region of the earth.
- Usually regions. the vast or indefinite entirety of a space or area, or something compared to one:
the regions of the firmament; the regions of the mind.
- a part of the earth's surface (land or sea) of considerable and usually indefinite extent:
a tropical region.
- a district without respect to boundaries or extent:
a charming region in Connecticut.
- a part or division of the universe, as the heavens:
a galactic region.
- a large indefinite area or range of something specified; sphere:
a region of authority.
- an area of interest, activity, pursuit, etc.; field:
studies in the region of logic.
- an administrative division of a city or territory.
- Zoogeography. a major faunal area of the earth's surface, sometimes one regarded as a division of a larger area.
- Anatomy. a place in or a division of the body or a part of the body:
the abdominal region.
- Mathematics.
- Also called domain. an open connected set.
- the union of such a set and some or all of its boundary points.
region
/ ˈriːdʒən /
noun
- any large, indefinite, and continuous part of a surface or space
- an area considered as a unit for geographical, functional, social, or cultural reasons
- an administrative division of a country
Tuscany is one of the regions of the Italian Republic
- a realm or sphere of activity or interest
- range, area, or scope
in what region is the price likely to be?
- a division or part of the boday
the lumbar region
- (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
Other Word Forms
- under·region noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of region1
Idioms and Phrases
see in the neighborhood (region) of .Example Sentences
Waldman added she hoped this year's award would "inspire" people to visit some "remarkable places" in their local region and help them "discover the powerful role they can play in our lives."
Indian authorities have launched combing operations in the region, detaining hundreds of people and destroying homes belonging to alleged militants.
The law would not prevent federal agents from carrying out mass deportations across Los Angeles, but was intended as a sign that City Hall backs the sprawling region’s immigrants.
Trains were cancelled and evacuated in some regions, and traffic lights stopped working as delays mounted at airports.
Officials have not spoken publicly about the demolitions but the houses targeted reportedly belonged to families of alleged militants active in the region or those who have crossed over to Pakistan.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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