Etimology
From Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from regō. Doublet of regio.
noun
region (plural regions)
Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
(figuratively) The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
(anatomy) A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.
An approximate range.
(obsolete) Place; rank; station; dignity.
(obsolete) The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.
Examples
the equatorial regions
the temperate regions
the polar regions
the upper regions of the atmosphere
the abdominal regions
The average age of the club's members is in the region of 35.
he is of too high a region
Related words
related terms
regional
regionally
regionarius
regionary
regionic