subregion
noun
sub·re·gion
ˈsəb-ˌrē-jən 
1
: a subdivision of a region
2
: one of the primary divisions of a biogeographic region
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The security landscape cannot be understood without looking first to the wider Sahel subregion, where the collapse of Libya in 2011 set off a chain reaction that destabilized several states at once.
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Yusuf Tuggar, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
In the 2024 event, some 642,000 people from 210 countries or subregions found 7,920 species.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
To map the brain’s subregions, Tasic needed to analyze how different cell types grouped together.
—Amber Dance, Quanta Magazine, 9 Feb. 2026
But within the vast city and its surrounding subregions lies a diverse web of culture that draws people from all over the world, including many of La-La Land’s biggest stars.
—Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
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Yusuf Tuggar, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
In the 2024 event, some 642,000 people from 210 countries or subregions found 7,920 species.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
To map the brain’s subregions, Tasic needed to analyze how different cell types grouped together.
—Amber Dance, Quanta Magazine, 9 Feb. 2026
But within the vast city and its surrounding subregions lies a diverse web of culture that draws people from all over the world, including many of La-La Land’s biggest stars.
—Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for subregion
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“Subregion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subregion. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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