1
: an administrative area, division, or district
especially
: the basic administrative unit for local government in Scotland
2
a
: an indefinite area of the world or universe
b
: a broad geographic area distinguished by similar features
c(1)
: a major world area that supports a characteristic fauna
(2)
: an area characterized by the prevalence of one or more vegetational climax types
3
a
: any of the major subdivisions into which the body or one of its parts is divisible
b
: an indefinite area surrounding a specified body part
a pain in the region of the heart
4
: a sphere of activity or interest : field
5
: any of the zones into which the atmosphere is divided according to height or the sea according to depth
6
: an open connected set together with none, some, or all of the points on its boundary
a simple closed curve divides a plane into two regions
Examples of region in a Sentence
The bird returns to this region every year.
He's the company sales manager for the entire Southwest region.
She has a pain in the lower back region.
attempts to go outside of London and stimulate cultural life in the regions
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In Peru, remote communities in the northeastern Loreto region, most of them indigenous and already vulnerable, are most affected.
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Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The Medina region received the most rainfall, at 49.2 millimeters, while Jeddah had 38 millimeters of rain.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Sacramento region teacher pay Among the 15 school districts with the most students in the four-county Sacramento region, the highest average teacher pay last school year was about $113,000 at the Roseville Joint Union High School District.
—Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
Minutes before the attack, Fedorov had warned of a threat of high-speed missiles and devastating glide bombs being fired at the Zaporizhzhia region.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The Medina region received the most rainfall, at 49.2 millimeters, while Jeddah had 38 millimeters of rain.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Sacramento region teacher pay Among the 15 school districts with the most students in the four-county Sacramento region, the highest average teacher pay last school year was about $113,000 at the Roseville Joint Union High School District.
—Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
Minutes before the attack, Fedorov had warned of a threat of high-speed missiles and devastating glide bombs being fired at the Zaporizhzhia region.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Region.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/region. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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region
noun
re·gion
ˈrē-jən 
1
: an area, division, or district of administration
2
a
: a part, portion, or area having no fixed boundaries
darker regions of the night sky
b
: a broad geographic area
never visited the southwestern region of the U.S.
3
: an indefinite area surrounding a specified body part
a pain in the region of the heart
4
: a set of points any two of which can be connected by a line lying wholly within the set together with none, some, or all of the points on its boundary
a rectangular region
Medical Definition
region
noun
re·gion
ˈrē-jən
1
: any of the major subdivisions into which the body or one of its parts is divisible
the nine regions of the abdomen
2
: an indefinite area surrounding a specified body part
a pain in the region of the heart
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