Region Meaning
/ˈɹiːd͡ʒən/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAny considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
nounAn administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country., Such a division of the city of Rome and of the territory about Rome, of which the number varied at different times; a district, quarter, or ward.
Sentence Examples
Pollution has a disastrous effect on the ecology of a region.
The South East region of England is densely populated.
Several companies are drilling for oil in the region.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The northern mountainous ____ of the country is very cold in winter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The northern ____ of the country experienced its coldest winter in over fifty years.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from regō. Doublet of regio.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"he is of too high a region"
— c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The northern mountainous ____ of the country is very cold in winter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The northern ____ of the country experienced its coldest winter in over fifty years.