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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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a particular area or part of the world, or any of the large official areas into which a country is divided: one of China's autonomous regions. the Nordic /Asia-Pacific region. the Basque region. an area of a country, especially one that has a particular characteristic or is known for something: a wine / farming region.
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.
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.
Definition of region noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Region definition: an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body. See examples of REGION used in a sentence.
REGION definition: 1. a particular area in a country or the world: 2. an area of the body: 3. approximately: . Learn more.
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.