region
[ ree-juhn ]
/ ˈri dʒən /
noun
Words nearby region
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
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British Dictionary definitions for region
region
/ (ˈriːdʒən) /
noun
Word Origin for region
C14: from Latin regiō, from regere to govern
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Medical definitions for region
region
[ rē′jən ]
n.
An area of the body having natural or arbitrary boundaries.
A portion of the body having a special nervous or vascular supply.
A part of an organ with a special function.
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Idioms and Phrases with region
region
see in the neighborhood (region) of.
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