region


Definition: Meaning of, region in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈriːdʒ(ə)n /

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Singular Plural
region regions
[countable]
  1. a large area of a country or of the world, usually without exact limits [=  area]
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  2. a particular part of someone's body [=  area]
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  3. (somewhere) in the region of something used to describe an amount of time, money etc without being exact
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  4. the regions British English the parts of a country that are away from the capital city
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region used in phrases

  • Bluegrass Region (noun)
    1. an area in central Kentucky noted for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses
  • D region (noun)
    1. 35 to 50 miles up the lowest region of the ionosphere that reflects low-frequency radio waves
  • E region (noun)
    1. from 50 to 90 miles up a region of the ionosphere that reflects radio waves of medium length
  • F region (noun)
    1. from 90 to 600 miles up the highest region of the ionosphere which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission
  • French region (noun)
    1. a geographical subdivision of France
  • Italian region (noun)
    1. italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes
  • Lothian Region (noun)
    1. south side of the Firth of Forth a district in southeast central Scotland and the location of Edinburgh
  • Tidewater region (noun)
    1. the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia
  • Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (noun)
    1. an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people
  • biogeographical region (noun)
    1. an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna
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