re·gion (r  j n)n. 1. A large, usually continuous segment of a surface or space; area. 2. A large, indefinite portion of the earth's surface. 3. A specified district or territory. 4. An area of interest or activity; a sphere. 5. Ecology A part of the earth characterized by distinctive animal or plant life. 6. An area of the body having natural or arbitrarily assigned boundaries: the abdominal region. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin regi  , regin-, from regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.] |
region
Noun
1. an administrative division of a country
2. an area considered as a unit for geographical or social reasons
3. a sphere of activity or interest
4. a part of the body: the lumbar region
5. in the region of approximately: in the region of 100 000 troops
6. the regions the parts of a country away from the capital: discord between Moscow and the regions [Latin regio]
regional adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  region - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"location - a point or extent in space atmosphere, air - the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" biosphere - the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist depth - (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part; "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space" interplanetary space - the part of outer space within the solar system interstellar space - the space between stars heliosphere - the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system intergalactic space - the space between galaxies; "the Milky Way travels through intergalactic space" deep space - any region in space outside the solar system aerospace - the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole zone - an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic belt - an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found; "a belt of high pressure" bottom - the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill" county - (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people" distance - a distant region; "I could see it in the distance" Eden, heaven, paradise, Shangri-la, promised land, nirvana - any place of complete bliss and delight and peace extremity - the outermost or farthest region or point hell, hell on earth, hellhole, inferno, snake pit, the pits - any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; ionosphere - the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another radius - a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius; "they located it within a radius of 2 miles" side - a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side" air - the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air" top - the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page" zodiac - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes mansion, planetary house, sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, house - (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided Papua - the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea Sind - a region of southeastern Pakistan black hole - a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field Edgeworth-Kuiper belt, Kuiper belt - a disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune |
| 2. | region - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity erogenous zone - any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation pressure point - an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure; "you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu" hypochondrium - the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium area of cardiac dullness - a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs epigastrium - the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum) fovea, fovea centralis - area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute parafovea - area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot, macula - a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision cortical area, cortical region - any of various regions of the cerebral cortex perineum - the general region between the anus and the genital organs side - either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side" cleavage - the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts) ring of color, areola - small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite midriff, midsection, middle - the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable" thenar - the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb sole - the underside of the foot groin, inguen - the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals quick - any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) | |
| 3. | region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions" location - a point or extent in space area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" backwater - a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring; "the country is an economic backwater" breadbasket - a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain theater of war, theatre of war - the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations field of operations, theater of operations, theatre of operations, theatre, theater, field - a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years" zone of interior - the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes demesne, domain, land - territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" northland - any region lying in or toward the north southland - any region lying in or toward the south field - somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected; "anthropologists do much of their work in the field" geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth biogeographical region - an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna heartland - the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture irredenta, irridenta - a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another antipodes - any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth; "the North Pole and the South Pole are antipodes" terra incognita, unknown, unknown region - an unknown and unexplored region; "they came like angels out the unknown" testing ground, laboratory - a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation; "the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories"; "Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism" | |
| 4. | region - 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"; "the price is in the neighborhood of $100" indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity | |
| 5. | region - a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult" |
region
Translations
region [ˈriːdʒən] n (of land) → Gebiet nt;
(of body) → Bereich m;
(administrative division of country) → Region f;
n region [ˈriːdʒən]
a part of a country, the world etc Do you know this region well?; in tropical regions. streek إقْليم област kraj, oblast region die Region περιοχή, περιφέρεια región piirkond منطقه؛ ناحیه alue région אֶזוֹר प्रदेश क्षेत्र, हिस्सा regija, područje táj(ék) kawasan svæði, umdæmi, hérað region 地方 지역, 지방 kraštas, regionas, sritis reģions; rajons; apgabals; apkaime rantau, wilayah streek område, region region, okręg região regiune область, район kraj, oblasť, región pokrajina regija region, område, trakt ภูมิภาค bölge 區域, 地區 країна; край علاقہ vùng 区域, 地区
adj regional
regional variations in speech. streekagtig إقْليمي областен krajový, oblastní regional; regional- regional τοπικός, περιφερειακός regional piirkondlik منطقه ای؛ ناحیه ای alueellinen régional אֶזוֹרִי क्षेत्रीय regionalan, područni regionális kedaerahan svæðisbundinn; héraðs- regionale 地方の 지역적인, 지방의 regioninis reģionāls; vietējs serantau regionaal regional(-), distrikts- regionalny regional regional областной, районный krajový, oblastný, regionálny pokrajinski regionalni regional เกี่ยวกับภูมิภาค bölgesel 地區的 обласний; місцевий علاقاءی thuộc vùng 地区的
adv regionally
streekagtig إقْليميّا областно krajově regionalt regional τοπικά regionalmente piirkondlikult به طور محلی؛ در منطقه alueellisesti régionalement לְפִי אֶזוֹרִים आंचलिकता से, क्षेत्रीयता से regionalno, područno regionálisan secara kedaerahan svæðisbundið regionalmente 地域的に 지역적으로 regiono mastu reģionāli; vietējā mērogā kawasan regionaal regionalt, fra område til område regionalnie regionalmente (din punct de vedere) regional регионально regionálne lokalno regionalno regionalt ที่เป็นภูมิภาค bölgesel olarak 地方的, 地區性地 регіонально علاقے کے اعتبار سے theo vùng 地方的, 地区性地
in the region of
about; around; near The cost of the new building will be somewhere in the region of $200,000. in die omgewing van في المَنْطِقَه، قَريب около kolem i omegnen af; cirka von ungefähr περίπου, γύρω alrededor de ligikaudu, lähedal در محدوه seutuvilla aux alentours de בִסבִיבוֹת लगभग približno, otprilike táján kira-kira um það bil circa ～くらい 약, 거의 apie, maždaug aptuveni dalam lingkungan omstreeks omkring, i nærheten av w okolicach cerca de în jur de в районе okolo okoli oko i närheten (trakten) av ใกล้ ๆ หรือขอบเขตโดยรอบ civarında 在...左右 в районі تقریباً vào khoảng 在...左右
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