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.
Meaning & usage
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
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.
An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. An administrative subdivision of the European Union.
An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. A subnational region of Chile; equivalent to province.
An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. Ellipsis of regional municipality, a county-level municipality.
An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. Ellipsis of administrative region.
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.
The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.
the abdominal regions
An approximate range.
The average age of the club's members is in the region of 35.
Place; rank; station; dignity.
The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.
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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