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re·gion (rē′jən)

noun

  1. a large and indefinite part of the surface of the earth; district
  2. a division of the world characterized by a specific kind of plant or animal life
  3. an area; place; space
  4. a particular part of the world or universe
  5. an administrative division of a country, as in Italy
  6. a sphere or realm, as of art or science
  7. a division or part of an organism, often called after its main part or organ the abdominal region
  8. any of the levels used to describe the atmosphere or ocean

Etymology: ME regioun < Anglo-Fr regiun < OFr region < L regio < regere, to rule: see right

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region Synonyms

region

n.

  1. An indefinite area

    country, district, territory, section, sector, province, zone, realm, vicinity, quarter, locale, locality, environs, precinct, county, neighborhood, terrain, domain, range.

  2. A limited area

    precinct, ward, quarter; see area 2.

  3. Scope

    sphere, province, realm; see field 4.


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region Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • chromosome: The male-specific region of the human Y chromosome is a mosaic of discrete sequence classes.

Converse of object

  • conserve: Two pairs of PCR primers were designed according to conserved regions of several published, whitefly-transmitted geminivirus sequences.

Adjective modifier

  • Asia-Pacific: Finally, this report does not provide a comprehensive analysis of theater missile defenses in the Asia-Pacific region.

Modifies a noun

  • flag: Please click on a region flag to search for children's clothing which is in stock now in your chosen size.

Noun used with modifier

  • brain: Indeed, the brain is a large structure but many of brain regions affected by Parkinson's are very small.
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region quotes

After all the doors were shut, our region is facing a deep abyss after the turning of the Gulf crisis into an imminent catastrophe.We have not left a door that we did not knockon, ora road that we did not taketofind a political settlement of this crisis.

-Hussein, ibnTalal

See how the Orient dew, Shed from the bosom of the morn Into the blowing roses, Yet careless of its mansion new; For the clear region where 'twas born Round in its self encloses: And in its little globes extent, Frames as it can its native element.

-Marvell, Andrew

Nature that heard such sound Beneath the hollow round Of Cynthia's seat, the airy region thrilling, Now was almost won To think her part was done, And that her reign had here its last fulfilling; She knew such harmonyalone Could hold all heaven and earth in happier unio'  n.

-Milton,John

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