region
noun
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body.
regions
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pluralof region.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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While the warmer waters of the Pacific in an El Niño directly disrupt the weather around tropical areas, pulses of energy in the atmosphere, known as planetary waves, can cause disturbances even at polar regions.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Changes associated with Alzheimer's disease, particularly tau accumulation in regions responsible for generating widespread slow waves, may help explain why some people experience greater difficulty retaining memories.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Nintendo earlier this year raised Switch 2 console prices in Japan, the U.S. and some other regions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Economic activity in affected regions is 1.5 percent lower two years after a heatwave and three percent lower four years after a drought, driven by lower productivity and people relocating, according to ECB estimates.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Chiefdoms have arisen pristinely even more often, in all of the same regions and in North America’s Southeast and Pacific Northwest, the Amazon, Polynesia, and sub-Saharan Africa.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
