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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"
    • 2. a part of the body, especially around or near an organ: "the lumbar region"

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

    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.

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

    Region definition: an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body. See examples of REGION used in a sentence.

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

    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. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREGION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

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

    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.

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

    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.

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

    n. 1. an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body: a region of the earth. 2. Usu., regions. the vast or indefinite entirety of a space or area, or something compared to one: the regions of the mind. 3. a part of the earth's surface of considerable and usu. indefinite extent: a tropical region.

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

    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

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

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › regionRegion Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    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.