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- Dictionaryregion/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"
- 2. a part of the body, especially around or near an organ: "the lumbar region"
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of region noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
REGION meaning: 1. a particular area in a country or the world: 2. an area of the body: 3. approximately: . Learn more.
REGION meaning: 1 : a part of a country, of the world, etc., that is different or separate from other parts in some way often + of; 2 : a place on your body an area that is near a specified part of your body often + of.
