Dictionary entries for 'region'

Synonyms

re·gion (rḗjən)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin regiō, regiōn-, from regere, to rule.]

noun

A large, usually continuous segment of a surface or space; area.
A large, indefinite portion of the earth's surface.
A specified district or territory.
An area of interest or activity; a sphere.
Ecology A part of the earth characterized by distinctive animal or plant life.
An area of the body having natural or arbitrarily assigned boundaries: the abdominal region.