subregion

[suhb-ree-juhn]

noun

1. a division or subdivision of a region, especially a division of a zoogeographical region.

subregion

/ sʌbˈriːdʒən /

noun

1. a subdivision of a region, esp a zoogeographical or ecological region

Other Word Forms

• subregional adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of subregion¹

First recorded in 1860–65; sub- + region

Example Sentences

Five Point set up LandBridge in 2021 and it now manages roughly 277,000 acres across the Delaware Basin, a shale-oil rich subregion of the broader Permian Basin, which straddles parts of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico.

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"For years, Nigeria has supported peace and security of several countries not only in the West African subregion but also on the African continent," the regional bloc said in a statement shared on Thursday.

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The electrical signals, lasting on average 120 milliseconds, were then found to move down and across the folds of the precentral gyrus to a neighboring auditory cortical subregion, called the superior temporal gyrus.

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In the subregion including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, 71% of public schools have strict dress codes — the highest in the country, the report said.

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“It is the most challenging issue facing the subregion since its inception,” said Ndiaye.

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