Region meaning

What does “region” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“region” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the extended spatial location of something.

region

the extended spatial location of something
“the farming regions of France”
“religions in all parts of the world”
Synonymspart
a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
“in the abdominal region”
Synonymsarea
a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
“penguins inhabit the polar regions”
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”
Synonymsneighborhood
a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
“it was a limited realm of discourse”
“here we enter the region of opinion”
Synonymsrealm

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University