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   region

   /ˈriːdʒ(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. an area, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries: "the equatorial regions"
   • ▪ an administrative district of a city or country: "Lothian Region"
   • ▪ the parts of a country outside the capital or chief seat of government: British "the promotion of investment in the regions"
   • ▪ an area of activity or thought: "his work takes needlework into the region of folk art"
   • 2. a part of the body, especially around or near an organ: "the lumbar region"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin regio(n-) ‘direction, district’, from regere ‘to rule, direct’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREGION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   REGION definition: 1. a particular area or part of the world, or any of the large official areas into which a country…. Learn more.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › regionREGION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body: a region of the earth. Synonyms: portion, section, area. Usually regions. the vast or indefinite entirety of a space or area, or something compared to one: the regions of the firmament; the regions of the mind.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › regionRegion Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of REGION is an administrative area, division, or district; especially : the basic administrative unit for local government in Scotland. How to use region in a sentence.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › regionRegion - definition of region by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. any large, indefinite, and continuous part of a surface or space. 2. (Physical Geography) an area considered as a unit for geographical, functional, social, or cultural reasons. 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an administrative division of a country: Tuscany is one of the regions of the Italian Republic.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › regionRegion - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A region is an area. A region can be geographic — like a part of a country. A region can be intellectual — like a region of the mind. There are also bodily regions — like abdominal, thoracic, and posterior.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREGION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A region is a large area of land that is different from other areas of land, for example because it is one of the different parts of a country with its own customs and characteristics, or because it has a particular geographical feature.

8. www.britannica.com › science › region-geographyRegion | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica

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   Region, in the social sciences, a cohesive area that is homogeneous in selected defining criteria and is distinguished from neighboring areas or regions by those criteria. A region is distinguished from an area, which is usually a broader concept designating a portion of the surface of Earth.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishregion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of region noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREGION | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    REGION meaning: 1. a particular area in a country or the world: 2. an area of the body: 3. approximately: . Learn more.

11. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RegionRegion - Wikipedia

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    Regions are an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.