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- pronunciation:
- ri
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a large continuous space or area.
Each region of the country has its own accent or dialect.A snowstorm hit the region very hard over the weekend.- synonyms:
- area, expanse
- similar words:
- tract
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| definition 2: |
a land surface having certain common geographical or topographical characteristics.
We've done a good deal of camping in the Rocky Mountain region.- synonyms:
- area, zone
- similar words:
- belt, domain, land, part
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| definition 3: |
an area of interest or focus; sphere.
Herbal medicine has been my region of interest for many years.- synonyms:
- area, domain, field, focus, orbit, realm, specialty, sphere
- similar words:
- scene, soil
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| definition 4: |
a specified area of the body.
He's having severe pain in the region of the lumbar vertebrae.- synonyms:
- area
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| related words: |
climate, country, latitude, locality, neighborhood, territory, vicinity, ward, world |
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