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region

Syllabification: (re·gion)
Pronunciation: /ˈrējən/
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Definition of region

noun

  • an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries:one of the region’s major employers the equatorial regions a major wine-producing region
  • an administrative district of a city or country.
  • a part of the body, especially around or near an organ:an unexpected clenching sensation in the region of her heart
  • an area of activity or thought:his work takes needlework into the region of folk art

Phrases

in the region of

approximately:annual sales in the region of $30 million

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French, from Latin regio(n-) 'direction, district', from regere 'to rule, direct'

region in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of region in the British & World English dictionary