subregion
noun
sub·re·gion
ˈsəb-ˌrē-jən 
1
: a subdivision of a region
2
: one of the primary divisions of a biogeographic region
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One of three subregions of the larger Wairarapa region, Martinborough has literally nothing but over 4,000 miles of frigid Pacific Ocean water between itself and Antarctica, leaving it open to brisk winds that are one of its main weather features.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, located to the east of Indonesia and the Philippine Sea, and to the north and east of Australia.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
However, it is now being recognized that these urban landscapes were not uniform, but exhibited significant variations in settlement density, both within and around cities and between subregions.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
Pasquet does his big work on a small estate in Graves, a subregion of Bordeaux.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2024
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, located to the east of Indonesia and the Philippine Sea, and to the north and east of Australia.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
However, it is now being recognized that these urban landscapes were not uniform, but exhibited significant variations in settlement density, both within and around cities and between subregions.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
Pasquet does his big work on a small estate in Graves, a subregion of Bordeaux.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Subregion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subregion. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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