region Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the extended spatial location of something
    part.
    • the farming regions of France
    • religions in all parts of the world
    • regions of outer space
  2. noun a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
    area.
    • in the abdominal region
  3. noun a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
    • penguins inhabit the polar regions
  4. noun the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')
    neighborhood.
    • it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job
    • the price is in the neighborhood of $100
  5. noun a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
    realm.
    • it was a limited realm of discourse
    • here we enter the region of opinion
    • the realm of the occult

WordNet

Re"gion noun
Etymology
F. région, from L. regio a direction, a boundary line, region, fr. regere to guide, direct. See Regimen.
Definitions
  1. One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in general, a portion of space or territory of indefinite extent; country; province; district; tract.
    If thence he 'scappe, into whatever world, Or unknown region. Milton.
  2. Tract, part, or space, lying about and including anything; neighborhood; vicinity; sphere. "Though the fork invade the region of my heart." Shak.
    Philip, tetrarch of .. the region of Trachonitis. Luke iii. 1.
  3. The upper air; the sky; the heavens. Obs.
    Anon the dreadful thunder Doth rend the region. Shak.
  4. The inhabitants of a district. Matt. iii. 5.
  5. Place; rank; station. Obs. or R.
    He is of too high a region. Shak.

Webster 1913