Region (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body: a region of the earth.
  2. the vast or indefinite entirety of a space or area, or something compared to one: the regions of the firmament; the regions of the mind.
  3. a part of the earth's surface (land or sea) of considerable and usually indefinite extent: a tropical region.
  4. a district without respect to boundaries or extent: a charming region in Connecticut.
  5. a part or division of the universe, as the heavens: a galactic region.
  6. a large indefinite area or range of something specified; sphere: a region of authority.
  7. an area of interest, activity, pursuit, etc.; field: studies in the region of logic.
  8. an administrative division of a city or territory.
  9. a major faunal area of the earth's surface, sometimes one regarded as a division of a larger area.
  10. a place in or a division of the body or a part of the body: the abdominal region.
  11. Mathematics.
    • an open connected set.
    • the union of such a set and some or all of its boundary points.
noun
  1. any large, indefinite, and continuous part of a surface or space
  2. an area considered as a unit for geographical, functional, social, or cultural reasons
  3. an administrative division of a country
  4. a realm or sphere of activity or interest
  5. range, area, or scope
  6. a division or part of the boday
  7. (in Scotland from 1975 until 1996) any of the nine territorial divisions into which the mainland of Scotland was divided for purposes of local government; replaced in 1996 by council areas
Region (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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