1
: an administrative area, division, or district
especially
: the basic administrative unit for local government in Scotland
2
a
: an indefinite area of the world or universe
b
: a broad geographic area distinguished by similar features
c(1)
: a major world area that supports a characteristic fauna
(2)
: an area characterized by the prevalence of one or more vegetational climax types
3
a
: any of the major subdivisions into which the body or one of its parts is divisible
b
: an indefinite area surrounding a specified body part
a pain in the region of the heart
4
: a sphere of activity or interest : field
5
: any of the zones into which the atmosphere is divided according to height or the sea according to depth
6
: an open connected set together with none, some, or all of the points on its boundary
a simple closed curve divides a plane into two regions
Examples of region in a Sentence
The bird returns to this region every year.
He's the company sales manager for the entire Southwest region.
She has a pain in the lower back region.
attempts to go outside of London and stimulate cultural life in the regions
Recent Examples on the Web
The death toll from the quake has risen to 13, Taiwan’s National Fire Agency (NFA) said, after three bodies were found on a walking trail through the mountainous region.
—
Wayne Chang, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Residents across the Northeast were rattled by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area and much of the surrounding region on Friday morning.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
Central Indiana, according to the center, seems to have a pocket of clear skies when most of the Midwest region will see cloud cover.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2024
The Niagara region on the Canadian side of the falls declared a state of emergency for April 8 in light of those concerns.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
And last spring, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced its first temple in the Charlotte region would go up in Weddington.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
With the war between Israel and Gaza entering its sixth month and more than 30,000 Palestinians dead, the Imam’s Council of Michigan called for donations of charity to the Gazan region instead of celebrations.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
The Nahe region has ancient volcanic soils and because of this, top producers are making excellent wines with marked acidity and smoky minerality.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
Russia’s deadliest terrorist attack was carried out by Chechen militants who besieged a school in the town of Beslan in the northern Caucasus region in 2004, holding 1,100 people hostage.
—Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Wayne Chang, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Residents across the Northeast were rattled by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area and much of the surrounding region on Friday morning.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
Central Indiana, according to the center, seems to have a pocket of clear skies when most of the Midwest region will see cloud cover.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2024
The Niagara region on the Canadian side of the falls declared a state of emergency for April 8 in light of those concerns.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
And last spring, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced its first temple in the Charlotte region would go up in Weddington.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
With the war between Israel and Gaza entering its sixth month and more than 30,000 Palestinians dead, the Imam’s Council of Michigan called for donations of charity to the Gazan region instead of celebrations.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
The Nahe region has ancient volcanic soils and because of this, top producers are making excellent wines with marked acidity and smoky minerality.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
Russia’s deadliest terrorist attack was carried out by Chechen militants who besieged a school in the town of Beslan in the northern Caucasus region in 2004, holding 1,100 people hostage.
—Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
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region
noun
re·gion
ˈrē-jən 
1
: an area, division, or district of administration
2
a
: a part, portion, or area having no fixed boundaries
darker regions of the night sky
b
: a broad geographic area
never visited the southwestern region of the U.S.
3
: an indefinite area surrounding a specified body part
a pain in the region of the heart
4
: a set of points any two of which can be connected by a line lying wholly within the set together with none, some, or all of the points on its boundary
a rectangular region
Medical Definition
region
noun
re·gion
ˈrē-jən
1
: any of the major subdivisions into which the body or one of its parts is divisible
the nine regions of the abdomen
2
: an indefinite area surrounding a specified body part
a pain in the region of the heart
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