region

B1 Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #4197

Meanings

1

noun
A large area of land, often with its own features or character.

Penguins inhabit the polar regions.
2

noun
An approximate amount or range (often 'in the region of').

The average age of the club's members is in the region of 35.
3

noun
A particular part of the body.

She felt a sharp pain in the abdominal region.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a large area of land, often... area part

2 noun · an approximate amount or... neighborhood

3 noun · a particular part of the body. area

Word family

Forms regions

Derived forms bioregioncrowdioneigenregionergoregionethnoregioneuroregiongeoregioninterregionmacroregionmegaregionmeso-regionmesoregion

Related forms regionalregionallyregionariusregionaryregionic

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Phrases (1)

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infernal region
In religious or mythological accounts, a realm associated with hell or the dead.

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Region ultimately derives from Latin regere, “to govern or rule.” In Middle English it denoted an area governed.

Etymology

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

*h₃enh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European regioun Middle English regiun xno regiō Latin

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Topics

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# region

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/
**Frequency rank:** 4197

## Meanings
1. A large area of land, often with its own features or character.
2. An approximate amount or range (often 'in the region of').
3. A particular part of the body.

## Examples
- Penguins inhabit the polar regions.
- The average age of the club's members is in the region of 35.
- She felt a sharp pain in the abdominal region.

## Derived Forms
- bioregion
- crowdion
- eigenregion
- ergoregion
- ethnoregion
- euroregion
- georegion
- interregion
- macroregion
- megaregion
- meso-region
- mesoregion

## Related Forms
- regional
- regionally
- regionarius
- regionary
- regionic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₃enh₂-
- Root: *h₃reǵ-
- Root: regioun
- Root: regiun
- Root: regiō

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

## AI Etymology
Region comes from Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from regō. Doublet of regio. Modern senses include a large area of land, often with its own features or character. and an approximate amount or range (often 'in the region of').. The wider word family includes derivatives such as bioregion, crowdion, eigenregion, ergoregion, ethnoregion, and euroregion and related forms such as regional, regionally, regionarius, and regionary.

## Topics
- Places & Geography

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