Region (Noun)
Meaning 1
A large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions".
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 2
The extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 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".
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 4
A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region".
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
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Meaning 5
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"; "the realm of the occult".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.