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region

re·gion

UK/ˈɹiːd͡ʒən/ US/ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/ common

noun

1.

the extended spatial location of something

  • “the farming regions of France”
  • “religions in all parts of the world”
  • “regions of outer space”
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2.

a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

  • “in the abdominal region”
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3.

a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth

  • “penguins inhabit the polar regions”
4.

the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of'')

  • “it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job”
  • “the price is in the neighborhood of $100”
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5.

a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about

  • “it was a limited domain of discourse”
  • “here we enter the region of opinion”
  • “the realm of the occult”
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Origin

From Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from regō. Doublet of regio.

Phrases

  • attainable region theory
  • Ilocos Region
  • in the region of
  • Mediterranean region
  • National Capital Region
  • region code
  • region free
  • region-beta paradox

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