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| 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 |
adjective + (n.)region
administrative,
agricultural,
arctic,
arid,
autonomous,
central,
coastal,
developed,
developing,
disputed,
distinct,
diverse,
eastern,
entire,
equatorial,
geographic,
geographical,
given,
impoverished,
indigenous,
isolated,
metropolitan,
mountainous,
neighboring,
nether,
northeastern,
northern,
northwestern,
outer,
peripheral,
polar,
remote,
respective,
rural,
southeastern,
southern,
southwestern,
surrounding,
temperate,
tribal,
tropical,
troubled,
unstable,
vast,
volatile,
western
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verb + (n.)region
destabilize, dominate, inhabit, migrate, populate, vary
(n.)region
+ verb
encompass
noun + (n.)region
ally, border, brain, country, farming, frontier, instability, northeast, northwest, ozone, prosperity, province, southeast, southwest, stability, transport
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The word region
contains the following part:
reg, rect, rig1
Latin
root
that means king, rule, guide; straight
  Example words:
correct, corrigible, direct, direction, director, dirigible, erect, incorrigible, irregular, rectangle, rectify, rectitude, rector, regal, regalia, regent, regicide, regime, regimen, regiment, region, regular, regulate, regulation
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