Region

/ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/ · noun

Meaning

Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons..

Definitions by Sense

1. Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
2. An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
3. (figuratively) The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
4. (anatomy) A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.
5. An approximate range.
6. (obsolete) Place; rank; station; dignity.
7. (obsolete) The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.

Example Sentences

the equatorial regions

the temperate regions

the polar regions

the upper regions of the atmosphere

the abdominal regions

The average age of the club's members is in the region of 35.

he is of too high a region

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