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micro-region

micro-region noun: an administrative system that is equivalent to a county or a prefecture and a department. It is used in Brazil as a third-level administration between state and micro-region.

Noun

micro-region (plural micro-regions)

  1. An administrative system that is equivalent to a county or a prefecture and a department. It is used in Brazil as a third-level administration between state and micro-region.
  2. (Czech-Republic) Partnership of neighbouring municipalities following a common goal.
    • Between 1999 and 2009 in the regions of the Czech Republic a number of micro-regions and local action groups (LAGs) have formed, due to the joint promotion of the interests of municipalities and local communities to achieve change.2014, Carlos Costa, Emese Panyik, Dimitrios Buhalis, European Tourism Planning and Organisation Systems: The EU Member States, Channel View Publications, →ISBN, page 194

Forms of micro-region

pluralmicro-regions
alternative formmicroregion

Origin of micro-region

From micro- + region.

Questions about micro-region

What does micro-region mean?
Micro-region means an administrative system that is equivalent to a county or a prefecture and a department. It is used in Brazil as a third-level administration between state and micro-region.
What part of speech is micro-region?
Micro-region is a noun.
What is the plural of micro-region?
The plural of micro-region is micro-regions.

Words near micro-region in the dictionary

  1. micro-poem
  2. micro-poems
  3. micro-processor
  4. micro-processors
  5. micro-pulling-down
  6. micro-region
  7. micro-regions
  8. micro-retailing
  9. micro-retiree
  10. micro-retirees
  11. micro-retirement

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