region

[ ree-juhn ]

/ ˈri dʒən /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR region

1 area, section, portion.

4 locale, site, tract, quarter.

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Origin of region

1300–50; Middle English <Anglo-French regiun<Latin regiōn- (stem of regiō) direction, line, boundary, equivalent to reg(ere) to rule + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM region

un·der·re·gion, noun

Words nearby region

regimentation, Regin, regina, Reginald, Regiomontanus, region, regional, regional enteritis, regionalism, regionalize, regional metamorphism

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How to use region in a sentence

Drought in the Pantanal and other parts of Brazil in 2020 has made the region drier, fueling the fires.
What wildfires in Brazil, Siberia, and the US West have in common|Lili Pike|September 17, 2020|Vox
France and Spain, currently the hardest-hit countries in the region, are tracking an onslaught of cases even worse than their springtime peaks.
The new Covid-19 case surge in Europe, explained|Julia Belluz|September 17, 2020|Vox
Russia, a new player in the region in a post-Cold War era, has no such worries.
Butterfly Effect: The Next U.S.-Russia Conflict Theater Could be the Mediterranean|Charu Kasturi|September 17, 2020|Ozy
We make sure we give the support they need in different regions.
Malala Yousafzai tells the business community: Education is the best way to guard against future crises|Michal Lev-Ram, writer|September 15, 2020|Fortune

Nobody would build a website without making sure it was molded around the demands of the biggest search engines in its customers’ region.
Are search engines dead in China?|Ada Luo|September 14, 2020|Search Engine Watch
And that may well be what is happening in the Barnett Shale region around, yes, Dallas and Irving.
26 Earthquakes Later, Fracking’s Smoking Gun Is in Texas|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Instead, spa hotels filled up with over 30,000 refugees from the war-troubled Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
Is Putin Turning to Terrorism in Ukraine?|Anna Nemtsova|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In doing so he exposed the failure of other airlines in the region to see the huge pent-up demand for cheap travel.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The region is marketed for visitors as “Aryan Valley,” and many citizens have taken to tacking on “Aryan” to their last names.
The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The weather on the route of AirAsia Flight 8501 was not unusual for the region and the season.
Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Within the past thirty years civilization has rapidly taken possession of this lovely region.
Among the Sioux|R. J. Creswell
Nowhere can be found a region capable of supporting a larger population to the square mile than Lombardy.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
From that region they issue to inflict diseases, especially blindness and deafness.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
At that time, the postage on letters from that region was very high, sometimes as much as fifty or sixty cents, or even a dollar.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
I should judge that a peck of corn is about the average product of a day's work through all this region.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley

British Dictionary definitions for region

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 countryTuscany is one of the regions of the Italian Republic

a realm or sphere of activity or interest

range, area, or scopein what region is the price likely to be?

a division or part of the bodaythe 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 areasSee also islands council

Word Origin for region

C14: from Latin regiō, from regere to govern

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region

see in the neighborhood (region) of.

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