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

Derived Forms

• subˈregional, adjective

Other Words From

• sub·region·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of subregion¹

First recorded in 1860–65; sub- + region

Example Sentences

Subprovince, sub′prov-ins, n. a prime division of a province: in zoogeography, a division subordinate to a subregion.

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A considerable number of other species of the genus have since been described from various localities in the same subregion.

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The Antillean Subregion is in many respects one of the most suggestive and interesting, comparatively small though it be.

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Having shown this much we have next to deal with the peculiarities of the vast Palaearctic subregion.

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The natural division of the subregion is that into an African and a Madagascar province.

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