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.

Nearby words

regimentation, regin, regina, reginald, regiomontanus, region, region of back, region of chest, region of face, region of head, region of inferior limb

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

SYNONYMS FOR region

1 area, section, portion.

4 locale, site, tract, quarter.

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Related forms

un·der·re·gion, noun

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Examples from the Web for region

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
The Gods, in short belong to the region of belief, while morality belongs to that of practice.
The Necessity of Atheism|Dr. D.M. Brooks
This is a slightly lower proportion of ministers per church than the region averages.
The Church on the Changing Frontier|Helen O. Belknap
It is situated in a deep valley in the Hungarian Ore Mountains region.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8|Various
Rather, as years go by, does the region become more inhospitable.
The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers|Robert A. Watson
President Wilson, who used occasionally to spend his vacation in the Lake region, was one of his friends.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I|Burton J. Hendrick

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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Medicine 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.

Idioms and Phrases with region

region

see in the neighborhood (region) of.