1
: an administrative area, division, or district
especially
: the basic administrative unit for local government in Scotland
2
a
: an indefinite area of the world or universe
b
: a broad geographic area distinguished by similar features
c(1)
: a major world area that supports a characteristic fauna
(2)
: an area characterized by the prevalence of one or more vegetational climax types
3
a
: any of the major subdivisions into which the body or one of its parts is divisible
b
: an indefinite area surrounding a specified body part
a pain in the region of the heart
4
: a sphere of activity or interest : field
5
: any of the zones into which the atmosphere is divided according to height or the sea according to depth
6
: an open connected set together with none, some, or all of the points on its boundary
a simple closed curve divides a plane into two regions
Examples of region in a Sentence
The bird returns to this region every year.
He's the company sales manager for the entire Southwest region.
She has a pain in the lower back region.
attempts to go outside of London and stimulate cultural life in the regions
Recent Examples on the Web
In the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian glide bomb attack on a local penitentiary killed 17 inmates and wounded more than 80 others in one of the deadliest strikes in the region to date.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Russian forces will apply more pressure in other regions to further thin Ukraine’s defenses.
—Ian Bremmer, Time, 31 July 2025
Other than Canada’s region, the international tourneys have all concluded.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2025
However, if successful, it's thought the treatment could dramatically reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission rates in high-risk regions like sub-Saharan Africa, where 90 percent of pediatric HIV cases can be found.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Russian forces will apply more pressure in other regions to further thin Ukraine’s defenses.
—Ian Bremmer, Time, 31 July 2025
Other than Canada’s region, the international tourneys have all concluded.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2025
However, if successful, it's thought the treatment could dramatically reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission rates in high-risk regions like sub-Saharan Africa, where 90 percent of pediatric HIV cases can be found.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for region
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“Region.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/region. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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region
noun
re·gion
ˈrē-jən 
1
: an area, division, or district of administration
2
a
: a part, portion, or area having no fixed boundaries
darker regions of the night sky
b
: a broad geographic area
never visited the southwestern region of the U.S.
3
: an indefinite area surrounding a specified body part
a pain in the region of the heart
4
: a set of points any two of which can be connected by a line lying wholly within the set together with none, some, or all of the points on its boundary
a rectangular region
Medical Definition
region
noun
re·gion
ˈrē-jən
1
: any of the major subdivisions into which the body or one of its parts is divisible
the nine regions of the abdomen
2
: an indefinite area surrounding a specified body part
a pain in the region of the heart
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