region

re|gion

W1S1 [ˈri:dʒən] n

[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin regio, from regere; REGENT]

1.) a large area of a country or of the world, usually without exact limits

= ↑area

▪ efforts to bring peace to the region

region of

▪ the Choco region of Columbia

coastal/border/central etc region

▪ Flooding is likely in some coastal regions of the Northeast during the early part of the week.

2.) a particular part of someone's body

= ↑area

▪ the lower back region

region of

▪ a region of the brain

3.) (somewhere) in the region of sth

used to describe an amount of time, money etc without being exact

▪ a grant somewhere in the region of £2,500

4.) the regions

BrE the parts of a country that are away from the capital city

▪ a government policy to relocate jobs from the capital to the regions