- [countable] a large area of land, usually without exact limits or borders
- mountainous/coastal regions
- the northern/southern/central, etc. region
- This is one of the most densely populated regions of North America.
- in the region There are more than two million people living in the region.
- Many new species have been discovered in the Amazon region.
- across the region Businesses across the region are supporting the project.
- throughout the region The plant is found throughout the western region of the country.
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya2- Italy's richest region
- Nomads have inhabited this region for thousands of years.
- Sanitary facilities varied widely from region to region.
- Sports events across the region have been affected by the weather.
- The animal is found in the northern regions of Sweden.
- The champagne-producing region covers 34 500 hectares.
- This bird is largely confined to the southern regions of the country.
- This tropical forest region is characterized by frequent heavy rainfall.
- Twenty participants from the Asia-Pacific region will be invited to the seminar.
- a sparsely populated region
- an attempt to bring peace and stability to a troubled region
- oil exploration in remote regions of the Russian Far East
- the poorer regions of the continent
- Many new species have been discovered in the Amazon region.
- Soil erosion is particularly serious in dry tropical regions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- small
- entire
- …
- inhabit
- live in
- occupy
- …
- cover somebody/something
- across a/the region
- from a/the region
- in a/the region
- …
- something varies from region to region
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- [countable] one of the areas that a country is divided into, that has its own customs and/or its own government
- Bilbao is the largest city in the Basque region in northern Spain.
- The country is divided into 17 autonomous regions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- small
- entire
- …
- inhabit
- live in
- occupy
- …
- cover somebody/something
- across a/the region
- from a/the region
- in a/the region
- …
- something varies from region to region
- the regions[plural] (British English) all of a country except the capital city
- People in the regions should not have to travel to London to fly to the United States.
- [countable] a part of the body, usually one that has a particular character or problem
- pains in the abdominal region
Extra Examples- cells in a particular region of the brain
- tissue from the mouth region
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- distinct
- particular
- specific
- …
- from a/the region
- in a/the region
- within a/the region
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin regio(n-) ‘direction, district’, from regere ‘to rule, direct’.
Idioms
See region in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee region in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishin the region of
- used when you are giving a number, price, etc. to show that it is not exact synonym approximately
- He earns somewhere in the region of €50 000.
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