region

[ree-juh n] /ˈri dʒən/
noun
1.
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
a region of the earth.
2.
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.
3.
a part of the earth's surface (land or sea) of considerable and usually indefinite extent:
a tropical region.
4.
a district without respect to boundaries or extent:
a charming region in Connecticut.
5.
a part or division of the universe, as the heavens:
a galactic region.
6.
a large indefinite area or range of something specified; sphere:
a region of authority.
7.
an area of interest, activity, pursuit, etc.; field:
studies in the region of logic.
8.
an administrative division of a city or territory.
9.
Zoogeography. a major faunal area of the earth's surface, sometimes one regarded as a division of a larger area.
10.
Anatomy. a place in or a division of the body or a part of the body:
the abdominal region.
11.
Mathematics.
  1. Also called domain. an open connected set.
  2. the union of such a set and some or all of its boundary points.
Origin
1300-50; Middle English < Anglo-French regiun < Latin regiōn- (stem of regiō) direction, line, boundary, equivalent to reg(ere) to rule + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
underregion, noun
Synonyms
1. area, section, portion. 4. locale, site, tract, quarter.
Examples from the web for region
  • Often, you hear weather forecasters refer to a storm or low-pressure area moving toward your region.
  • Once beautiful but sleepy, this region is now beautiful but sophisticated.
  • He said that the roses recommended for each region actually do well across all the climates within the region.
  • Local tax and shipping charges will be applied by region.
  • Gardeners here find inspiration in their region's native trees and shrubs.
  • Your region's winter temperatures play an important role in determining what kinds of citrus you can grow.
  • To understand the region, one must know its history.
  • Across the region unemployment rose and growth slumped.
  • As the cost of diesel power soars, schemes for renewable power and plans to link the region's power grids may be speeded up.
  • Quite a few are mixing cement and driving forklift trucks on the big infrastructure projects peppered around the region.
British Dictionary definitions for region

region

/ˈriːdʒən/
noun
1.
any large, indefinite, and continuous part of a surface or space
2.
an area considered as a unit for geographical, functional, social, or cultural reasons
3.
an administrative division of a country: Tuscany is one of the regions of the Italian Republic
4.
a realm or sphere of activity or interest
5.
range, area, or scope: in what region is the price likely to be?
6.
a division or part of the boday: the lumbar region
7.
(in Scotland from 1975 until 1996) any of the nine territorial divisions into which the mainland of Scotland was divided for purposes of local government; replaced in 1996 by council areas See also islands council
Word Origin
C14: from Latin regiō, from regere to govern
Word Origin and History for region
n.

c.1300, "tract of land of a considerable but indefinite extent," from Anglo-French regioun, Old French region "land, region, province" (12c.), from Latin regionem (nominative regio) "a district, portion of a country, territory, district; a direction, line; boundary line, limit," noun of state from past participle stem of regere "to direct, rule" (see regal). Phrase in the region of "about" (of numbers, etc.) is recorded from 1961.

region in Medicine

region re·gion (rē'jən)
n.

  1. An area of the body having natural or arbitrary boundaries.

  2. A portion of the body having a special nervous or vascular supply.

  3. A part of an organ with a special function.

Idioms and Phrases with region

region

see: in the neighborhood (region) of
Encyclopedia Article for region

in the social sciences, a cohesive area that is homogeneous in selected defining criteria and is distinguished from neighbouring areas or regions by those criteria. It is an intellectual construct created by the selection of features relevant to a particular problem and the disregard of other features considered to be irrelevant. A region is distinguished from an area, which is usually a broader concept designating a portion of the surface of the Earth. Area boundaries are arbitrary, established for convenience. Regional boundaries are determined by the homogeneity and cohesiveness of the section

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