Regio
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Regio is a noun meaning (Ancient Rome) A district of a city.
Meaning
(Ancient Rome) A district of a city.
More Meanings
- (astronomy, geology, planetary geology) Any large area of a planet or moon that is strongly differentiated from neighbouring areas by colour or albedo.
Example Sentences
The British School has unearthed a city of continuous houses, more than 400 feet long by 350 broad, whose many blocks or "insul[ae]" might seem almost to need the more elaborate grouping of the "regiones" of Pompeii.
Word Forms
- regiones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stereoselectivity, regional, region, georegion, macula, dorsum.
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