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region.

Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹiːd͡ʒən/Received-Pronunciation[ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩]Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹi.d͡ʒən/Canada, General-American[ˈɹi.d͡ʒn̩]Canada, General-American
  1. Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.

    the equatorial regions
    the temperate regions
  2. An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. Such a division of the city of Rome and of the territory about Rome, of which the number varied at different times; a district, quarter, or ward.

    historical
  3. An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. An administrative subdivision of the European Union.

  4. An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. A subnational region of Chile; equivalent to province.

  5. An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. Ellipsis of regional municipality, a county-level municipality.

    Ontario · abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  6. An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. Ellipsis of administrative region.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  7. An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. Ellipsis of administrative region. A subprovincial region of Quebec; the primary level subdivision; a prefecture.

  8. The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.

    figuratively
  9. A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.

    the abdominal regions
  10. An approximate range.

    The average age of the club's members is in the region of 35.
  11. Place; rank; station; dignity.

    obsolete
  12. The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from regō. Doublet of regio.

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