region

CEFRA2

/ˈɹiːd͡ʒən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large area of a country, world, or body.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An 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.

Examples

  • Pollution has a disastrous effect on the ecology of a region.

  • Several companies are drilling for oil in the region.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɾidʒ(ɪ)ən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any 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.

  2. An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.

  3. An administrative subdivision of the European Union.

More examples

In context

  • The South East region of England is densely populated.

  • the equatorial regions

  • the polar regions

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The northern mountainous blank of the country is very cold in winter.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from regō. Doublet of regio.