region
/ˈɹi.d͡ʒən/noun2 syllables
Region means: the extended spatial location of something.
Synonyms for region4
noun, as in the extended spatial location of something
noun, as in a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
noun, as in the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in ‘in the region of’)
noun, as in a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
What does region mean?5
noun
the extended spatial location of something“the farming regions of France”
a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve“in the abdominal 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”
a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about“it was a limited realm of discourse”
a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth“penguins inhabit the polar regions”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with region?2
Region in a sentence
- In recent years, secular ideas have flourished throughout the region.AlanF_US
- All of the villages in this region have been destroyed, without exception.quirkyowl
- A dialect is a specific form of a language, spoken in a certain region._undertoad
- Before that, there was no plant life in this region.Lepotdeterre
- Because of fighting in the region, the oil supply was temporarily cut off.CK
- It is an arid region, almost a desert.AlanF_US
- Despite the efforts of environmentalists, the deforestation of the region continues.mailohilohi
- Among the products of this region, cotton predominates._undertoad
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Forms of region
as a noun
- plural
- regions