region

Syllables: re·gionUK/ˈɹiːd͡ʒən//ˈɹi.d͡ʒən/

region noun: any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons. Also the ellipsis of regional municipality.

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Noun

region (plural regions)

Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
- the equatorial regions
- the temperate regions
(historical) Such a division of the city of Rome and of the territory about Rome, of which the number varied at different times; a district, quarter, or ward.
An administrative subdivision of the European Union.
A subnational region of Chile; equivalent to province.
A subprovincial region of Quebec; the primary level subdivision; a prefecture.
(figuratively) The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.
- the abdominal regions
An approximate range.
- The average age of the club's members is in the region of 35.
(obsolete) Place; rank; station; dignity.
- he is of too high a regionc. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
(obsolete) The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.

Also used as

region is also the ellipsis of regional municipality.

region is also the ellipsis of administrative region.

region meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

region in Hindi

an administrative subdivision: प्रदेश pradeś, क्षेत्र kṣetra, मंडल maṇḍal, खंड khaṇḍ, अंचल añcal
any considerable and connected part of a space or surface: क्षेत्र kṣetra, प्रदेश pradeś, इलाक़ा ilāqā
a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated: क्षेत्र kṣetra

region in Tamil

பிராந்தியம், பிராந்தியம்தொகு, பிரதேசம்

region in Marathi

an administrative subdivision: प्रदेश pradeś
any considerable and connected part of a space or surface: प्रदेश pradeś

region in Urdu

an administrative subdivision: وِلایَت vilāyat, رِیاسَت riyāsat, صُوبَہ sūba, پْرَدیش pradeś
any considerable and connected part of a space or surface: عِلاقَہ 'ilāqa, خِطَّہ xitta, اِقْلِیم iqlīm, دِیار diyār, قِطْعَہ qit'a, ناحِیَہ nāhiya

More languagesFewer languages

region in Bengali: অঞ্চল oncol, ক্ষেত্র khetro
region in Telugu: ప్రాంతము prāntamu
region in Malayalam: പ്രദേശം pradēśaṁ, ഭാഗം bhāgaṁ
region in Punjabi: ਇਲਾਕਾ ilākā, علاقہ ʻlāqh
region in Gujarati: પ્રદેશ
region in Odia: ଅଞ୍ଚଳ añcaḷa, କ୍ଷେତ୍ର kṣetra
region in Sanskrit: देश deśa, क्षेत्र kṣetra
region in Assamese: অঞ্চল oñsol, ক্ষেত্ৰ khetro
region in Pashto: سيمه sima
region in Tagalog: rehiyon
region in Arabic: إِقْلِيم ʔiqlīm, مِنْطَقَة minṭaqa, مَنْطِقَة manṭiqa
region in Malay: rantau, kawasan
region in Indonesian: daerah, wilayah, kawasan, regio
region in Thai: จังหวัด jang-wàt, ดินแดน din-dɛɛn, ตำบล dtam-bon, ถิ่น tìn
region in Vietnamese: tỉnh, vùng, miền
region in Myanmar: ဒေသ desa.

Examples of region in a sentence

In the polar regions one finds dark cold waters with few places to breath.
Birds of passage fly to warmer regions as it gets colder in winter.
The formula adjusts for region and season by multiplying by a prescribed factor for each.

All 40 example sentences with region

Forms of region

plural	regions

Plural of region: regions

Origin of region

From Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from regō. Doublet of regio.

Phrases with region

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Words that rhyme with region

Questions about region

What does region mean?: Region means any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
What is region in Hindi?: Region in Hindi is प्रदेश (pradeś), क्षेत्र (kṣetra), मंडल (maṇḍal). See Region meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is region?: Region is a noun.
How do you pronounce region?: Region is pronounced /ˈɹiːd͡ʒən/ (UK).
What is the plural of region?: The plural of region is regions.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: region (page history and authors); region (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); region (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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