subregion

noun

sub·​re·​gion ˈsəb-ˌrē-jən 

1

: a subdivision of a region

2

: one of the primary divisions of a biogeographic region

subregional

ˈsəb-ˌrēj-nəl, 

-ˌrē-jə-nᵊl 

adjective

Examples of subregion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bordeaux has 57 subregions that produce high-quality wines and are allowed to use the AOC designation on their labels. —Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026

How could food from India’s 23 states — with multitudinous subregions and over a thousand dialects — ever be distilled into the generic naan, dal, butter chicken, dosa and sambar? —Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026

Until recently, krill catches were distributed across subregions of the Southern Ocean. —Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026

Trinchero Family Wine & Spirits, which produces 17 million cases of wine per year according to Wine Business, is looking to offload its Haystack Vineyard in the Atlas Peak subregion and Clouds Nest Vineyard in Mount Veeder. —Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for subregion

• collegian
• harijan
• norwegian
• legion
• region