Definition of REGION

region

Meanings

Plural: regions

Noun

  • the extended spatial location of something
    • "the farming regions of France"
    • "regions of outer space"
  • a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
    • "in the abdominal region"
  • a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
    • "penguins inhabit the polar regions"
  • 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"
  • a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
    • "here we enter the region of opinion"
  • Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
  • An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
  • Such a division of the city of Rome and of the territory about Rome, of which the number varied at different times; a district, quarter, or ward.
  • An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
  • An administrative subdivision of the European Union.
  • An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
  • A subnational region of Chile; equivalent to province.
  • An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
  • Ellipsis of regional municipality, a county-level municipality.
  • An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
  • Ellipsis of administrative region.
  • An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
  • Ellipsis of administrative region.
  • A subprovincial region of Quebec; the primary level subdivision; a prefecture.
  • The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
  • A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.
  • An approximate range.
  • Place; rank; station; dignity.
  • The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

area, neighborhood, part, realm

Scrabble Score: 7

region is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
region is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
region is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

region is a valid Words With Friends word