region
Other forms: regions
A region is an area. A region can be geographic — like a part of a country. A region can be intellectual — like a region of the mind. There are also bodily regions — like abdominal, thoracic, and posterior.
A region is any space that is distinct from another area. The word region is from the Latin regionem which means “direction, boundary, district.” When you go to California you may want to travel north to the wine region, which will stimulate the taste-receptor region of your brain. After that, if you go south to the filmmaking region of Hollywood, you will excite the “movie-and-entertainment” region of your mind.
Definitions of region
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the extended spatial location of something“the farming regions of France”“regions of outer space”synonyms: partexamples:D regionthe lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio wavesAppleton layerthe highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmissionKennelly-Heaviside layera region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium lengthAchaeaa region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the PeloponneseDorisa small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spokenCynoscephalaethe fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the MacedoniansTransylvaniaa historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania at the end of World War IWitwatersranda rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganesetypes:biosphere, ecospherethe regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms existdepth(usually plural) the deepest and most remote partinterplanetary spacethe part of outer space within the solar systeminterstellar spacethe space between starsheliospherethe region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar systemintergalactic spacethe space between galaxiesdeep spaceany region in space outside the solar systemaerospacethe atmosphere and outer space considered as a wholezonean area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristicbeltan elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is foundbottomthe lowest part of anythingcounty(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local governmentdistancea distant regionEden, Shangri-la, heaven, nirvana, paradise, promised landany place of complete bliss and delight and peaceextremitythe outermost or farthest region or pointionospherethe outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electronslayera relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under anotherradiusa circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radiussidea place within a region identified relative to a center or reference locationairthe region above the groundtopthe upper part of anythingzodiaca belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposeshouse, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is dividedPapuathe southeastern part of Papua New GuineaSinda region of southeastern Pakistanblack holea region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational fieldEdgeworth-Kuiper belt, Kuiper belta disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptunemastheadthe head or top of a mastcrownthe part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamelasteroid beltthe region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are foundback of beyonda very remote and inaccessible placeairspacethe atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdictionfootthe lower part of anythingbase(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachmentrock bottomthe absolute bottommidlandthe interior part of a countrypenetraliathe innermost partslimitas far as something can gobedsidespace by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)blind sidethe side on which your vision is limited or obstructeddocksidethe region adjacent to a boat dockeast sidethe side that is on the easthanda position given by its location to the side of an objectnorth sidethe side that is on the northshipsidethe part of a wharf that is next to a shipsouth sidethe side that is on the southwest sidethe side that is on the weststratumone of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)headthe top of somethingbuffer, buffer zonea neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflictdanger zonea dangerous areaDMZ, demilitarized zonea zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibitedstrike zone(baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a striketidal zonean area subject to tidal actionasthenospherethe zone of Earth's mantle that lies below the lithosphere, and which consists of a thick layer of very hot, semi-molten rockchromospherea gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sunexospherethe outermost atmospheric layerhydrospherethe watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vaporinterplanetary mediuminterplanetary space including forms of energy and gas and dustinterstellar mediuminterstellar space including streams of protons moving from the starslower mantlethe deeper part of the mantlemantlethe layer of the earth between the crust and the coremesospherethe atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphereozone layer, ozonospherea layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sunstratospherethe atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesospherethermospherethe atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exospheretropopausethe region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratospheretropospherethe lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude)upper mantlethe upper part of the mantlecell walla rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barriersnowa layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the groundtype of:locationa point or extent in space
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a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth“penguins inhabit the polar regions”examples:Old Worldthe regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the AmericasFar Easta popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia (usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia)Occidentthe countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South AmericaFrench West Indiesthe islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by Francetypes:area, countrya particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)backwatera place or condition in which no development or progress is occurringbreadbasketa geographic region serving as the principal source of graintheater of war, theatre of warthe entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operationsfield, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operationsa region in which active military operations are in progresszone of interiorthe part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operationsdistrict, dominion, territorial dominion, territorya region marked off for administrative or other purposesnorthlandany region lying in or toward the northsouthlandany region lying in or toward the southfieldsomewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collectedgeographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical regiona demarcated area of the Earthbiogeographical regionan area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and faunaheartlandthe central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a cultureirredenta, irridentaa region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by anotherantipodesany two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earthlaboratory, testing grounda region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentationadministrative district, administrative division, territorial divisiona district defined for administrative purposesarenathe central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sandhigh countryan area lying above the piedmont but below the timberlinesemideserta region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regionsborder district, borderland, march, marchlanddistrict consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an areanarco-statean area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistentbroadcast areathe area over which a radio or tv transmission can be receivedbasin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, watershedthe entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outletcity districta district of a town or citygeographical zone, zoneany of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitudecongressional districta territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representativescornera place off to the side of an areacornera remote areadevelopmenta district that has been developed to serve some purposedisaster areaa region whose population is affected by a general disasterenclavean enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds itpalatinatea territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatinecommunity, residential area, residential districta district where people live; occupied primarily by private residencesarchduchythe domain controlled by an archduke or archduchessbaronythe domain of a baronearldomthe domain controlled by an earl or count or countessemiratethe domain controlled by an emirempire, imperiumthe domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercisedfiefdomthe domain controlled by a feudal lordgrand duchythe domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchessviscountythe domain controlled by a viscount or viscountesskhanatethe realm of a khansuzeraintythe domain of a suzeraindust bowla region subject to dust storms; especially the central region of United States subject to dust storms in the 1930sbenthic division, benthonic zone, benthosa region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zonesgoldfielda district where gold is minedhunting groundan area in which game is huntedhemispherehalf of the terrestrial globejurisdictionin law; the territory within which power can be exercisedmandate, mandatorya territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselvesno-go areaan area that is dangerous or impossible to enter or to which entry is forbiddenno man's landan unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armiespanhandlea relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger areaassociated state, protectoratea state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treatyquadrantthe area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circlequadrantany of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axesrain shadowan area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching itpossessiona territory that is controlled by a ruling statestaging areaan area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled before a military operationfree port, free zonean area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of dutiesblock, city blocka rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildingsneighborhoodan area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)retreata place of privacy; a place affording peace and quietdangera dangerous placescenethe place where some action occurssectiona distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of peopleshrubberyan area where a number of shrubs are plantedspacean area reserved for some particular purposefielda geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is foundtank farman area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tankssettlementan area where a group of families live togethertrust territory, trusteeshipa dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nationswinner's circlea small area at a racecourse where awards are given to the owners of winning horseskilling field(usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance)northern Europethe northernmost countries of EuropeBritish East Africathe former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and ZanzibarBritish West Africathe former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold CoastFrench regiona geographical subdivision of FranceColonyone of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United Statestype of:locationa point or extent in space
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a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
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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”synonyms: neighborhoodtype of:indefinite quantityan estimated quantity
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a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve“in the abdominal region”synonyms: areatypes:erogenous zoneany area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulationpressure pointan area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressurehypochondriumthe upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastriumarea of cardiac dullnessa triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungsepigastriumthe region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum)fovea, fovea centralisarea consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acuteparafoveaarea of the retina immediately surrounding the foveamacula, macula lutea, macular area, yellow spota small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed visionperineumthe general region between the anus and the genital organssideeither the left or right half of a bodycleavagethe line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)areola, ring of colorsmall circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bitethenarthe fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumbsolethe underside of the footgroin, inguenthe crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitalsquickany area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)association area, association cortexcortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of informationauditory area, auditory cortexthe cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate bodyBrodmann's areaone of the cortical areas mapped out on the basis of its cytoarchitecturelanguage area, language zonea large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with languageRolando's area, excitable area, motor area, motor cortex, motor regionthe cortical area that influences motor movementssensoriumthe areas of the brain that process and register incoming sensory information and make possible the conscious awareness of the worldsensorimotor area, sensorimotor regionan area of the cortex including the precentral gyrus and the postcentral gyrus and combining sensory and motor functionsvisual area, visual cortexthe cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamusBrodmann's area 17, area 17 of Brodmann, first visual area, striate area, striate cortexthe part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for visionwasp waista very slender waisttype of:body partany part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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