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region

/ region /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the extended spatial location of something
"the farming regions of France"
"religions in all parts of the world"
"regions of outer space"
Type of:
location
Kinds of:
atmosphere air biosphere depth interplanetary space
noun Sense 2
a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
"penguins inhabit the polar regions"
Type of:
location
Kinds of:
area country backwater breadbasket theater of war
noun Sense 3
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"
"the price is in the neighborhood of $100"
Type of:
indefinite quantity
noun Sense 4
a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
"in the abdominal region"
Type of:
body part
Kinds of:
erogenous zone hypochondrium area of cardiac dullness epigastrium fovea
noun Sense 5
a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
"it was a limited domain of discourse"
"here we enter the region of opinion"
"the realm of the occult"
Type of:
knowledge domain knowledge base
Semantic Complexity
71%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
3
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location atmosphere air biosphere depth interplanetary space area country backwater breadbasket theater of war indefinite quantity