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Region

Definition: Region

Region

Noun

1. The extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space".

2. A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region".

3. A large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions".

4. The approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of'); "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. A knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited domain of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "region" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Region

DomainDefinition

Aerospace

A portion of the ionosphere usually characterized by a particular altitude or range of altitudes, in which concentration of free electron tend to form. (references)

Census

Four groupings of states (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West) established by the Census Bureau in 1942 for the presentation of census data. Northeast Region: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania South Region: Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas Midwest Region: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio West Region: Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii Puerto Rico and the Island areas are not part of any region. Related term: Division. (references)
 See census region. (references)

Computing

A clearly described area within the computer's storage that is logically and/or physically distinct from other regions. Source: European Union. (references)

Nuclear Energy & Physics

A geographical area, surrounding and including the Site, sufficiently large to contain all the features related to a phenomenon or to the effects of a particular event. Source: European Union. (references)

Statistics

A territorial parts of an area which complement one another-without intersection-to the original set(for instance, the national territory). Source: European Union. (references)

Tips from 1870

Usage: Region, Neighborhood. Region is a broader and more comprehensive term, and should not be applied to the narrow limits of a neighborhood. Source: Slips of Speech.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Hanover (region)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Statistics
State:Lower Saxony
Capital:Hanover
Area:9,046.5 km²
Inhabitants:2,163,904 (2001)
pop. density:239 inh./km²
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Hanover (German Hannover) is the one of the four Regierungsbezirke of Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the south of the state around the city of Hanover.

 
Kreise
(districts)
  1. Diepholz
  2. Hamelin-Pyrmont (Hameln-Pyrmont)
  3. Hanover (Hannover)
  4. Hildesheim
  5. Holzminden
  6. Nienburg
  7. Schaumburg

External links

Official website

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Hanover (region)."

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List of Quebec regions

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The province of Quebec contains the following 17 regions:

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List of regions in France

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

France has 26 régions, further subdivided into départements.

- FRANCE -

See also: List of capitals of subnational entities

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of regions in France."

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List of regions in Japan

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Japan is divided into eight regions:

Each contains a number of prefectures, except Hokkaido region composed of single Hokkaido prefecture.

The region is not an official administrative unit, but has been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in education of geography at schools. While Japan has eight High Courts, the jurisdiction of each high court is not identical to the prefectures belonging to each region.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of regions in Japan."

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List of regions in New Zealand

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Regions are the largest territories of local government in New Zealand. Twelve of the regions have a regional council and are further divided into territorial authorities, which have either a district council or a city council. However there are a few unitary authorities and one district which is considered a separate region (the Chatham Islands) due to its isolation.

Regional authorities are primarily responsible for regional transport (including public transport), water and river management, biosecurity and environmental regulation; while local territorial authorities are responsible for resource management (urban planning), city services such as water, sewage and refuse disposal, local roads, libraries, parks and reserves and community development. Property rates (land taxes) are used to fund both regional and local government activities. There is often a high degree of co-operation between regional and local councils as both have complementary roles.

Local Government Regions, roughly in north to south order:

ISO 3166-2-codes for each can be found in ISO 3166-2:NZ.

See also: Provinces of New Zealand, territorial Authorities of New Zealand

External link

Map

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of regions in New Zealand."

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Moscow Oblast

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Moscow region, subject of Russia. One of its most developed regions.

List of cities and towns

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Region

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A region can also be any area, typically but not necessarily smaller than a nation or (in the U.S), a state.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Region."

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Region (Europe)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In European politics, a region is the layer of government directly below the national level. The term is especially used in relation to those regions which have some historical claim to uniqueness or independence, or differ significantly from the rest of the country.

Examples of regions include:

The current historical trend in Europe is for the devolution of power to the regions from the central authorities. Examples of this trend include the devolution process in Britain (the Scotland Act 1998, the Government of Wales Act 1998) and the current negotiations in France concerning increased autonomy for Corsica.

The politics of the regionalism have also had their impact on the pan-European level. The regions of Europe have lobbied for an increased say in EU affairs, especially the German Länder. This has resulted in the creation by the Maastricht treaty of the Committee of the Regions, and provision for member states to be represented in the Council by ministers from their regional governments. The desire of the German Länder however has been frustrated by other member states, which are opposed to direct involvement by the regions in EU decision-making. The German Länder successfully lobbied the German government (which has in turn lobbied the European Council) for the 2004 IGC to deal with the division of powers between the EU, national and regional levels of government.

The Council of Europe also has a Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, similar to the EU's Committee of the Regions.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Region (Europe)."

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Regions and provinces of Belgium

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Belgium is geographically divided into 3 federal regions; 2 regions are each divided into 5 provinces, together 10. The Belgian population is also divided along the language lines into three communities: the French speaking Communauté Française (French Community) , the Dutch speaking Vlaamse Gemeenschap (Flemish Community) , and the German speaking Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft (Germanophone Community).

1. The Brussels Capital Region (Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest in Dutch, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale in French, Die Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt in German)

This federal region is centrally located and completely surrounded by the province of Flemish Brabant. With a surface area of 162 km² (0.53% of Belgium) it is the smallest of the three regions. It contains the city of Brussels, which acts both as federal and regional capital, together with 18 other municipalities. The official languages are Dutch and French. The Brussels Capital Region contains only one administrative district, the Brussels Capital District.

See also: List of municipalities of the Brussels Capital Region

2. The Flemish Region or Flanders (Vlaams Gewest or Vlaanderen in Dutch)

Flanders occupies the northern part of Belgium. The official language is Dutch, although French may be used by the inhabitants of six so-called municipalities with facilities (faciliteitengemeenten in Dutch) around the Brussels Capital Region. It has a surface area of 13522 km² (44.29% of Belgium) and is divided into 5 provinces which contain a total of 308 municipalities. Remarkably, the city of Brussels, which lies not in Flanders, does act as its capital.
West Flanders has a surface area of 3151 km² (23.30% of Flanders; 10.33% of Belgium), and is divided into eight administrative districts which contain 64 municipalities. East Flanders has a surface area of 2991 km² (22.12% of Flanders; 9.81% of Belgium), and is divided into six administrative districts which contain 65 municipalities. Antwerp has a surface area of 2860 km² (21.15% of Flanders; 9.38% of Belgium), and is divided into three administrative districts which contain 70 municipalities. Flemish Brabant has a surface area of 2106 km² (15.57% of Flanders; 6.91% of Belgium), and is divided into two administrative districts which contain 65 municipalities. Limburg has a surface area of 2414 km² (17.85% of Flanders; 7.92% of Belgium), and is divided into three administrative districts which contain 44 municipalities.

See also: List of Flemish municipalities

3. The Walloon Region or Wallonia (Région Wallonne or Wallonie in French)

Wallonia occupies the southern part of Belgium. The official languages are French and German (only used in nine eastern municipalities near the German border, which were given to Belgium after WWI). It has a surface area of 16844 km² (55.18% of Belgium) and is also divided into 5 provinces which contain a total of 262 municipalities. Its capital is Namur.
Hainaut has a surface area of 3800 km² (22.56% of Wallonia; 12.44% of Belgium), and is divided into seven administrative districts which contain 69 municipalities. Walloon Brabant has a surface area of 1093 km² (6.49% of Wallonia; 3.58% of Belgium), and contains only one administrative district with 27 municipalities. Namur has a surface area of 3664 km² (21.75% of Wallonia; 11.99% of Belgium), and is divided into three administrative districts which contain 38 municipalities. Liege has a surface area of 3844 km² (22.82% of Wallonia; 12.58% of Belgium), and is divided into four administrative districts which contain 84 municipalities. Luxembourg has a surface area of 4443 km² (26.38% of Wallonia; 14.54% of Belgium), and is divided into five administrative districts which contain 44 municipalities.

See also: List of Walloon municipalities

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Regions and provinces of Belgium."

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Regions of Chile

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Chile is divided into 13 regions, each of which is headed by an intendente. Every region is further divided into provinces with a Gobernador provincial. Finally each province is divided into various Comunas each with its own mayor. Intendentes and gobernadores are appointed by the president, mayors are elected by popular vote.

Each region is designated by a name and a Roman numeral. Numbers are assigned from north to south. In general the Roman numeral is used, rather than the name. The only exception is the region where Santiago is situated, which is designated RM, that stands for Región Metropolitana, (Spanish: Metropolitan Region).

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Regions of England

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The region is currently the highest level of local government in England. The present policy of the UK Government is to increase the power of government at the regional level, as part of the "devolution" that led to elected assemblies in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and part of the concept of regions in the EU. Critics claim that the English regions are largely artificial; and are largely based on those devised by the UK government in the Second World War for coordinating civil defence in England.

Some people in the Northern regions, (North East England, North West England, and Yorkshire and the Humber) have expressed interest in having elected assemblies, and the Labour Government plans to hold referenda there in the near future. Elected assemblies are to be introduced in each region if desired by the population of the region in question.

However, there is also opposition to the introduction of such assemblies. Opponents of regionalism argue that instead of decentralising power from London, the new tier of government will simply take power away from county councils, and that the assemblies will be far weaker than those in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

There are nine regions, each with a government office and a few associated institutions, including a Regional Development Agency (RDA), known by different names in different regions, such as ONE North East, Yorkshire Forward, Advantage West Midlands, and EMDA (East Midlands Development Agency). Greater London is a special case because it has an elected mayor and is governed by the London Assembly.

These are sometimes known as 'Government Office Regions' from an earlier administrative division, though they are also used for elections to the European Parliament. Before that, there were eight 'Standard Statistical Regions':

See also

Subdivisions of England, List of subnational entities, UK topics

External links

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Regions of Finland

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish) literally rather "province", but that's the chosen translation for the larger divisions of Finland).

The municipalities of a region are associated with a Regional Council.

See also

External links

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Regions of Italy

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Regions of Italy

Provisions for at least some degree of regional autonomy were made in the 1948 constitution. However, five regions (Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily, Trentino-South Tyrol, and Aosta Valley) have been granted greater autonomy on cultural grounds. Each region has an elected council and a Giunta Regionale (executive committee) headed by a president. The Giunta is responsible to the council and is required to reign if it fails to retain the council's confidence. Government is thus analogous to the national government in structure.

Provincial and communal governments follow similar principles- councils and giunte headed by presidents (or mayors in the case of the communes).

Regional autonomy has been made an issue in Italian politics in recent years, no doubt aided by the emergence of parties such as the Lega Nord.

RegionCapital
Abruzzo (sometimes Abruzzi)L'Aquila
Aosta Valley (Val d'Aoste, Valle d'Aosta)Aosta (Aoste)
Apulia (Puglia)Bari
BasilicataPotenza
CalabriaCatanzaro
CampaniaNaples (Napoli)
Emilia-RomagnaBologna
Friuli-Venezia GiuliaTrieste
Latium (Lazio)Rome (Roma)
LiguriaGenoa (Genova)
Lombardy (Lombardia)Milan (Milano)
Marches (Marche)Ancona
MoliseCampobasso
Piedmont (Piemonte)Turin (Torino)
Sardinia (Sardegna)Cagliari
Sicily (Sicilia)Palermo
Trentino-South Tyrol (Trentino-Südtirol/Alto Adige)Trento (Trent)
Tuscany (Toscana)Florence (Firenze)
UmbriaPerugia
VenetoVenice (Venezia)

External link

Map

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Regions of Italy."

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Regions of the Philippines

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)


Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. See the full-size version.

A region (rehiyon in Filipino) is a administrative subdivision in the Philippines. As of 2002, there are 17 of them and they are further subdivided into 79 provinces (lalawigan). Regions are generally organized to group provinces that have the same cultural and ethnological characteristics.

The provinces are actually the primary political subdivision. They are grouped into regions for administrative convenience. Most government offices establish regional offices instead of individual provincial offices, usually in the city designated as the regional capital.

The regions themselves do not possess a separate local government, with the exception of the Muslim Mindanao which is autonomous.

The regions

As of 2002, the Philippines consists of 17 regions. The regions are geographically combined into the three island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Following is a list of the regions in their island groupings. To get overviews of the regions, see the respective articles on the island groups.

Luzon

Visayas

Mindanao

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Synonyms: Region

Synonyms: area (n), domain (n), neighborhood (n), part (n), realm (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Region

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Compact

Protocol, treaty, concordat, Zollverein, Sonderbund, charter, Magna Charta, Progmatic Sanction, customs union, free trade region; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, GATT; most favored nation status.

Distance

Noun: distance; space; remoteness, farness, far-cry to; longinquity, elongation; offing, background; remote region; removedness; parallax; reach, span, stride.

Government

State government, state; shire; province; county; canton; territory; duchy, archduchy, archdukedom; woiwodshaft; commonwealth; region; property.

Rear

Occiput, nape, chine; heels; tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut, breech, dorsum, loin; dorsal region, lumbar region; hind quarters; aitchbone; natch, natch bone.

Region

Noun: region, sphere, ground, soil, area, field, realm, hemisphere, quarter, district, beat, orb, circuit, circle; reservation, pale; (limit); compartment, department; clearing.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Region

English words defined with "region": D regionE regionF regionHypochondriac regionIliac regionLumbar regionUmbilical region, unknown region. (references)
Specialty definitions using "region": ACTIVE SURGE REGION, adiabatic regionBranchial Region, buried diffused region, buried regioncensus region, Chapman region, climatic region, constant-gain region, convective regiondeclining regionEntrance Region, epitaxial region, Exit RegionFresnel region, fringe regionH II regionImmunoglobulin Constant Region, Immunoglobulin Joining Region, Immunoglobulin Variable Region, interference region, ischemic regionlagging region, Locus Control Regionmicrowave regionN region, Nucleolus Organizer Regionori region, originating region codepenumbral region, pinch-off regionregrown region, regrowth region, resolved resonance region, Right Entrance Regionspray region, stagnation regiontype B region, type D region. (references)
Etymologies containing "region": Yeoman. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Region" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Danish (region), German (region), Spanish (region).

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Modern Usage: Region

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Oh, actually all champagne is French, it's named after the region. Otherwise it's sparkling white wine (Wayne's World; writing credit: Mike Myers)

It's taking a detour around the damage and tapping into a region of the brain that humans don't normally use to handle sensory perception (The Dead Zone; writing credit: Aleksandar Djordjevic)

Oh, Mycenae was an ancient city in the Southern Pelopponesian region. (Stargate SG-1; writing credit: Robert C. Cooper; Brad Wright)

Winner of the San Diego Red Owl Rye Laff-Quest and College Comic of the Year, Southwest Region, 1992 (Mr. Show; writing credit: Scott Aukerman; Jerry Collins)

Movie/TV Titles

The Canadian Shield: Saguenay Region (1964)

Part 3: The City and Its Region Lewis Mumford on the City (1963)

The Atlantic Region (1957)

Gamera 2: Region shurai (1996)

Hero of Border Region (1982)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Region

DomainTitle

References

  • AXA China Region Ltd: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Pacifico v Region SA: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Hotel Management in the Moscow Region in Russia: A Strategic Entry Report, 1997 (reference)

  • The Volyn Region in Ukraine: A Strategic Entry Report, 2000 (reference)

  • Telecommunications Services And Sadc Region in South Africa: A Strategic Entry Report, 2000 (reference)

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Books

  • The sand and gravel resources of the country around Garmouth, Grampian Region : description of 1:25 000 resource sheet NJ 36 (reference)

  • Amphibians and Reptiles of the Great Lakes Region (Great Lakes Environment) (reference)

  • Archaeology of Michigan: A Guide to the Prehistory of the Great Lakes Region (reference)

  • Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Great Lakes Region (reference)

  • Mammals of the Great Lakes Region (reference)

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Periodicals

  • Arab Region Newsletter (reference)

  • Qeds School Guide : Region 5 Mountain-plains (reference)

  • Class A Apartment Market Report - Washington- Baltimore Region (reference)

  • Us West Catalist Directory For Colorada Springs Pike Peak Region (reference)

  • Monthly C-w Annual Meteorological Summaries - Western Region (reference)

    (more periodical examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  • France: the Dordogne Region, the French Riviera (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

  • Nokia 9290 Comm. - Voicestream with East Region Sim Kit (reference)

  • Maptech TNav Topo CD Rom- Tennessee & the Carolinas Region (reference)

  • Garmin Model 010-10320-00 Americas BlueChart Single Region Unlock Certificate (reference)

    (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Region

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Photo Album: Region

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Long-term cultured AIDS-KS (Kaposi's Sarcoma) cells were injected into a nude mouse. Within 5 days a subcutaneous lesion formed in the induced region with a marked angiogenic response. A cross-section of these new blood vessel formations appear as open spaces, where one can see dividing epithelial cells and some red blood cells. The cells were stained with a Wright-Gimsa stain and are seen at a magnification of 100x. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Schematic diagram of chromosomes 8, 2, 14, and 22 which are involved in the translocations (usually 8;14, less frequently 8;22 or 2;8) which occur in Burkitt's Lymphoma. The break points for these translocations are identified by the banding regions (q24, p13, q32 and q11). These break points on chromosomes 2, 14, and 22 correspond to chromosomal regions to which have been mapped the kappa, heavy chain and lambda constant region genes respectively. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Bar graph showing reported measles cases in region of the Americas, 1980 - 1998. Credit: CDC.

High-power view shows hyperplastic germinal center with attenuated mantle zone (left) and hyperplastic paracortical region (right). Credit: CDC.

Most of the eastern U.S. was cloud free October 11.  Such widespread cloudlessness in this part of the world is rare. These clear skies are associated with a region of high pressure over the eastern central U.S. Credit: NASA.

The Hubble telescope has snapped a view of several generations of stars in the central region ... Credit: NASA.

N44C is the designation for a region of ionized hydrogen gas surrounding an association of ... Credit: NASA.

False color image of the Minos Linea region on Europa. Credit: NASA.

Star forming region in the nebula NCG 2366, in the Magellanic galaxy NGC 2366, as imaged by HST and the Canada-France-Hawaii (CFHT) 3.6-meter telescope on Mauna Kea. Credit: NASA.

Petra Region, Jordan. Credit: NASA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Region
 

"Ruined tower" by Leonid Doroshenko
Commentary: "Ruined tower of the Kremenets fortress. Location: Kremenets, Ternopil region, Ukraine."
"Pearl Monument" by Ivan Raszl
Commentary: "The Pearl Monument, also known as the GCC monument simbolizes the 6 GCC countries. The huge concrete ball simbolizes a natural pearl, which was Bahrain's most important export product before the oil was found in the region."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: Region

AuthorQuotation

Lord Byron

Switzerland is a curst, selfish, swinish country of brutes, placed in the most romantic region of the world.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I like to be beholden to the great metropolitan English speech, the sea which receives tributaries from every region under heaven.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Region

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

The Principal Allied and Associated Powers will then fix the frontier between East Prussia and Poland in this region. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Region

TitleAuthorQuote

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

It mattered little, for his object, whether celestial, or from what other region.

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

In that unknown region, each step which he ventured might be the last

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

The future inhabitants of this region, wherever they may place their houses, may be sure that they have been anticipated

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Region

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

In the America region, all dengue virus serotypes are now present. (references)

Dengue fever occurs endemically in most of the region and as periodic epidemics. (references)

Beneath this region, a broad zone of electron-dense elastotic material is evident. (references)

Business

Asia is the most disaster-prone region in the world. (references)

The number of phone lines may vary throughout a region. (references)

China is exploiting its western region for oil production. (references)

Children

Brazil

However, the availability of such programs varied greatly by region. (references)

Ghana

It is found primarily among the ethnic Ewe group in the Volta Region. (references)

Bolivia

Child prostitution is a problem, particularly in urban areas and in the Chapare region. (references)

Civil Liberties

Sri Lanka

International NGO's were permitted access to the region. (references)

Russia

The northern Caucasus region continued to be dangerous for journalists. (references)

Uzbekistan

Conditions in the new villages were similar to those in other villages of the region. (references)

Economic History

Bahrain

The literacy rate is the highest in the region. (references)

Russia

A dozen U.S. companies are resident in the region. (references)

Pakistan

It operates in all the major routes of Gulf region. (references)

Human Rights

Cameroon

They point to the significant drop in crime in the region. (references)

Mexico

Prosecutor salaries and benefits vary by region and agency. (references)

Kyrgyz Republic

Local elders' courts are found in almost every oblast and region. (references)

Indigenous People

Peru

The native population of the Amazon region, estimated at between 200,000 and 300,000 persons, faces pervasive discrimination and social prejudice. (references)

Peru

In the same region, along the Pastaza River, the 4,700 members of the Achuar people live in 36 communities, only 12 of which have title to their land. (references)

Peru

Poor transportation and communications infrastructure in the highlands and in the Amazon jungle region makes political mobilization and organization difficult. (references)

Minorities

Croatia

These incidents were most common in the Danubian region. (references)

Algeria

The Amazighs are an ethnic minority centered in the Kabylie region. (references)

Yugoslavia

Very few ethnic Albanians are employed by municipal governments in the region. (references)

Political Economy

Israel and the occupied territories

Hostility from states in the region has exacerbated these problems. (references)

Nigeria

Violence in the Niger delta region abated somewhat during the year. (references)

Vietnam

Vietnam continues efforts to integrate itself into the region and the world. (references)

Political Rights

Ethiopia

The NEB sent investigators to the region; however, the NEB determined that there were no irregularities. (references)

Moldova

Officials in the northern region of Kamenka reported that 103.6 percent of their voters cast ballots for Smirnov. (references)

Ethiopia

Elections in the Somali region took place in August 2000, after delays due to a food emergency and voter registration irregularities. (references)

Trade

Ghana

The limit for the West Africa region is USD 50 million. (references)

Chad

CEMAC has standardized customs duties across the region. (references)

Vietnam

Announced allocations for FY-2000 was US $90 million for the region. (references)

Travel

Mexico

Above this is the cool region, including Mexico City, at 7,300 feet. (references)

Georgia

Travel in the separatist-controlled region of Abkhazia remains dangerous. (references)

Taiwan

Kaohsiung airport also offers regular flights to major destinations in the region. (references)

Women

Nepal

The dowry tradition is strong, with greater prevalence in the Terai region. (references)

Albania

The kanun has contributed significantly to attitudes in the region espousing the subordination of women. (references)

Uzbekistan

The American Bar Association operates programs geared toward protecting women's legal rights in the Ferghana region. (references)

Worker Rights

Indonesia

The prevalence of child prostitutes appears to vary by region. (references)

Mali

Some of the traffickers were citizens, but others were from other countries in the region. (references)

Russia

The more remote and impoverished the region the more vulnerable persons are to enticement. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

TORTOISE, n. A creature thoughtfully created to supply occasion for the following lines by the illustrious Ambat Delaso: TO MY PET TORTOISE My friend, you are not graceful -- not at all; Your gait's between a stagger and a sprawl. Nor are you beautiful: your head's a snake's To look at, and I do not doubt it aches. As to your feet, they'd make an angel weep. 'Tis true you take them in whene'er you sleep. No, you're not pretty, but you have, I own, A certain firmness -- mostly you're [sic] backbone. Firmness and strength (you have a giant's thews) Are virtues that the great know how to use -- I wish that they did not; yet, on the whole, You lack -- excuse my mentioning it -- Soul. So, to be candid, unreserved and true, I'd rather you were I than I were you. Perhaps, however, in a time to be, When Man's extinct, a better world may see Your progeny in power and control, Due to the genesis and growth of Soul. So I salute you as a reptile grand Predestined to regenerate the land. Father of Possibilities, O deign To accept the homage of a dying reign! In the far region of the unforeknown I dream a tortoise upon every throne. I see an Emperor his head withdraw Into his carapace for fear of Law; A King who carries something else than fat, Howe'er acceptably he carries that; A President not strenuously bent On punishment of audible dissent -- Who never shot (it were a vain attack) An armed or unarmed tortoise in the back; Subject and citizens that feel no need To make the March of Mind a wild stampede; All progress slow, contemplative, sedate, And "Take your time" the word, in Church and State. O Tortoise, 'tis a happy, happy dream, My glorious testudinous regime! I wish in Eden you'd brought this about By slouching in and chasing Adam out.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Region

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Dennis Miller

They're a democracy trying to abide by Western norms in a region that does not play by those rules.

Queen Rania of Jordan

Jordan has always been a country that's very committed to peace. It's been a voice of moderation in this region, and will continue to be that. We really hope that we can do whatever we can to bring some more stability to this region.

Richard Gephardt

I'm not sure exactly how we should respond to what's happened. I think we're in a very tough spot, here, as the people in the region are.

Senator Joseph Biden

Well, what we should do is we should prevent the time bomb from blowing up by making a further commitment of U.S. forces in the region, expand the international force beyond Kabul.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Region

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837Several treaties have been formed for the relinquishment of territory to the United States and for the migration of the occupants of the region assigned for their residence West of the Mississippi.

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969There must be a settlement of the armed hostility that exists in that region of the world today.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981Our forces will be prepared for rapid deployment to any region of strategic significance.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001My fellow Americans, every single survey shows that all the American people care about this without regard to party or race or region.

George W. Bush

2001-2005In every region, free markets and free trade and free societies are proving their power to lift lives.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Region

"Region" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 95.92% of the time. "Region" is used about 9,401 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)95.92%9,0171,059
Noun (proper)4.07%38314,369
                    Total100.00%9,401N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Region

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "region".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
OphirN/ABiblical

Fruitful region

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Usage in Company Names: Region

CountryNameCountryName
Chile

Pacifico v Region SA

Hong Kong

AXA China Region Ltd

 (more examples...)  

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: Region

Expressions using "region": a well watered region absorbing region adiabatic region air defense region air navigation region Aphotic region Appalachian Region Bay Region (Chemistry) biogeographical region bluegrass Region border region Branchial Region buried diffused region buried region Caribbean Region ciliary region city region climatic region convective region cortical region D region decision and manoeuvering region declining region depopulated region E region Epigastric region epitaxial region F region flight information region french region Geiger region geographic region geographical region Great Lakes Region Hypochondriac region Hypogastric region Iliac region Immunoglobulin Constant Region Immunoglobulin Joining Region Immunoglobulin Switch Region Immunoglobulin Variable Region in the region of infected region infernal region inguinal region ischemic region italian region lagging region Locus Control Region Lothian Region Lumbar region Mediterranean Region Mid-Atlantic Region motor region N region nether region Nucleolus Organizer Region number of R&D personnel involved in the projects funded by international R&D and innovation programmes as a percentage of the total R&D personnel in a region at a given point of time number of R&D personnel involved in the projects funded by international R&D and innovation programmes in a region at a given point of time ophthalmic region originating region code parotic region penumbral region photic region pineal region tumors postal region proportion of sales due to new or significantly improved products attributed to a region in a given year proportional region pubic region red region region analysis region detection region to activate regrown region regrowth region resolved resonance region Rotterdam Metropolitan Region scapular region search and rescue region sensorimotor region southern region the region of art total amount funded by international R&D and innovation programmes as a percentage of the GERDR in a region in a given year total amount funded by international R&D and innovation programmes as a percentage of the gross domestic expenditure on R&D in a region in a given year type B region type D region umbilical region unknown region upper flight information region. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "region": region-based, region--by, region-by-region, Region-inspired, region-specific, region-versus-district, region-wide.

Ending with "region": sub-region.

Containing "region": active-region-like.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Region

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

region bank

2,298

york region district school board

108

region

1,245

region transit york

106

region free dvd

989

dvd multi region

104

dvd region

479

dvd region killer

102

dvd player region free

424

20 region

97

calgary health region

332

york region school board

88

region mortgage

280

by job region

83

york region

263

niagara region

80

peel region

233

region waterloo

79

durham region

217

region 1 dvd

73

by region

171

13 region

66

multi region dvd player

159

druckereien region stuttgart.de

63

region free

154

killer region

61

10 region

148

south region soccer league

60

halton region

141

york region board of education

59

dvd region code

135

region of united state

58

hospital region

129

dvd region 2

56

iv region

119

2.18 dvd free region

53

region of france

115

david health region thompson

51

all region dvd player

109

4 region

51
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Region

Language Translations for "region"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

streek, gebied (area). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

rreth (around, brim, by, circa, circle, circlet, circuit, compass, concerning, coterie, disc, district, gabion, girth, gyre, periphery, range, rim, ring, rondure, round, somewhere, union), rajon (area, circumference, diggings, district, section, sheading, shedding, zone), zonë (area, belt, electorate, field, pale, precinct, range, section, zone), vis (country, land), vend (clime, country, course, diggings, ground, job, land, location, locus, nation, native land, neck, part, place, point, position, post, receptacle, room, seat, space, spot, station, stead, terrain, territory), shtresë (bed, coat, coating, course, covering, estate, flake, floor, horizon, layer, nappe, reach, seam, sheet, strata, stratum, streak, tract, wash), sferë (area, ball, domain, field, front, globe, globule, level, orb, range, realm, scope, sphere, world), qark (around, circle, circuit, circumference, commune, county, district, parish, round), lëmë (area, branch, leave), krahinë (country, district, neck, place, province, shedding), fushë (area, board, branch, champaign, cornfield, country, court, deposit, dial, domain, face, field, ground, major, plain, range, realm, scope, side, world). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

ناحية (direction), ‏منطقة (area, district, land, part, precinct, section, terrain, territory, zone), ‏قسم (administration, allocate, allot, apportion, authority, bisect, break up, deal out, department, distribute, district, divide, division, give out, halve, parcel, part, partition, portion, portion out, section, segment, separate, service, share, share out, split, subdivide, swear, take an oath), ‏قطر (country, distil, dribble, drip, drop, land, percolate, rain, territory, tow, towing, trail, trickle, tug), ‏حقل (byway, deposit, domain, farm, field, orchard, realm, tract), ‏الإقليم, ‏إقليم (canton, county, province, section, territory). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

сфера (area, demesne, globe, orb, province, purview, range, reach, realm, scope, sphere), страна (aspect, cheek, country, dimension, doorpost, face, flank, half, hand, land, market, part, party, realm, side), слой (coat, coating, layer, ply, range, section, stratum, thickness), район (area, district, limit, location, neck, radius, run, section, vicinity), край (about, abutment, border, by, close, closing, conclusion, country, curtains, death, dissolution, edge, end, ending, extremity, fag end, finale, finality, finish, flange, hem, issuance, issue, land, last, limb, limit, list, margin, off, on, outskirts, over, parts, past, period, point, quietus, rim, stop, surcease, tail, term, terminal, termination, truce, ultima thule, verge, wind up), окръг (butting, district, division, province, sheading), област (area, clime, demesne, department, district, domain, field, ground, land, limit, market, neck, province, purview, range, realm, territory), зона (zone), пласт (bed, coat, layer, mine, overlay, ply, sheet, stratum, thickness). (various references)

   

Catalan

  

regió. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

(canton, county), (domain, territory), 区域 (Area, Areas, Bound, bounds), 地域 (area, district), 地區 (area), 區域 (area, district), (area, distinguish, district, small), 一帶 (district), (and, area, band, belt, bring, carry, consists of, girdle, lead, ribbon, show, wear, zone). (various references)

   

Czech

  

sféra (area, domain, realm, sphere), partie (game, lot), oblast (ambit, area, corner, district, domain, land, part, realm, section, sphere, territory, zone), krajina (country, countryside, landscape, land-scape, scenery, side), kraj (border, brink, country, county, edge, part). (various references)

   

Danish

  

region (area), regio, område (territory). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

regio (area, partition, police region), streek (streak, stroke, subterfuge, trick, trickery), gewest (province), gebied (area, ball, sphere, territory). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

regiono. (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

فضا (Area, Place, Room, Space), محوطه بسیاروسیع وبی انتها, ناحیه (Area, District, Realm, Sector, Terrain, Zone), سرزمین (Clime, Land, Soil, Territory), بوم (Habitat). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

seutu (area, district, locality, neighbourhood, tract, vicinity), alue (area, district, territory). (various references)

   

French

  

région, district (regional authority). (various references)

   

Frisian

  

lânsdouwe, kontrei, hoek (hook), gebiet, gea. (various references)

   

German

  

Region (area), Gegend (area, clime, country, district, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, place, province, quarter), Bereich (area, array, bulk, circuit, department, dimension, domain, extend, field, orbit, province, purview, range, realm, scope, sector, size, span, sphere, sweep, territory, universe, zone), Gebiet (area, branch, department, district, domain, dominion, field, ground, pocket, reach, territory, tract, zone), Bezirk (borough, canton, circle, circuit, county, district, precinct, province, realm, sphere, territory). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

περιοχή (area, compass, district, domain, territory), χώρα (clime, country, land, realm, territory, tract). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מחוז (county, district, province, shire, township), מדינה (country, land, polity, province, state), מרחב (area, expanse, magnitude, scope, space), תחום (area, border, bound, boundary, compass, confines, domain, limit, mete, orb, precinct, radius, range, realm, scope, sphere, sweep, territory, zone), איזור, אזור (area, belt, district, girded, girdle, tract, zone). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

terület (area, bailiwick, bawn, building site, countryside, district, domain, ground, grounds, land, location, mop-up, place, province, reservation, scope, sphere, terrain, territory, zone), vidék (boonies, country, countryside, environs, kith, land, landscape, locality, province, provinces, scrogs, spot, surroundings, territory, tract). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

ulayat (canton, zone), kawasan (district, sphere). (various references)

   

Irish

  

cheantar. (various references)

   

Italian

  

regione (clime, country, district), territorio (area, environment, field, jurisdiction, precinct, territory, tract, zone). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

領域 (area, domain, field, regime, territory), (level, limits, stage), 地域  (area), 地域 (area), 地方  (area, district, locality), 地方 (area, district, locality, the coast), リーグ戦 (league match, leakage, lease, regional, regionalism, wreath). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

リージョン , いき (abandonment, breath, chic, court rank diploma, desertion, disposition, essence, freshness, going, heart, level, limits, purity, relinquishment, spirit, stage, stet, style, tone), りょういき (area, domain, field, regime, territory), じかた (area, district, locality, the coast), ちほう (area, dementia, district, locality, the coast), ちいき (area). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

지구 (Globe, strip, terrestrial). (various references)

   

Manx

  

slyst (border, coast, district, environ, seaboard, suburb), ard (big, compass point, direction, district, fell, height, high, high place, incline, loud, pole, tall, towering). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

egionray.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

região (clime, country, demesne, land, part, place, realm, spot, sweep, zone). (various references)

   

Portuguese Brazilian

  

região. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

regiune (belt, country, demesne, field, limit, neighborhood, neighbourhood, pale, parish, part, place, province, zone). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

область (area, areas, country, department, domain, field, province, range, realm, subdistrict, territory). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

cèarn (quarter). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

rejon (area, d.c., district county), regija (section), predeo (landscape, tract), oblast (area, bailiwick, corner, district, domain, field, plane, precincts, realm, section, submarine havens, territory, zone), lokalitet (locality), župa (district). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

región (area, country, district, land, quarter, rayon, section, vicinity, zone), comarca (district), zona (area, belt, district, end, sector, strip, zone). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

trakt (area, clime, country, district, neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity), område (ambit, area, beat, belt, circumscription, compass, department, district, division, domain, extent, field, frontier, line, lot, pale, precinct, quarter, section, sphere, surroundings, territory, tract, walk, yard, zone). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

yöre (precincts), nahiye (deme, demos, township), iklim (climate, climatic, clime, sky), bölge (area, belt, circumscription, climate, corner, department, district, division, latitude, parts, phase, precinct, quarter, section, sector, sky, territory, tract, ward, zone), alan (acceptor, ambit, area, arena, buyer, compass, consignee, court, courtyard, domain, extent, field, maidan, pitch, plaza, public square, purchaser, range, reach, realm, recipient, scope, space, sphere, square, susceptive, theater, theatre, tract, yard), çevre (adjacencies, ambiance, ambience, ambient, ambit, atmosphere, circle, circumference, climate, compass, contour, domain, ecological, entourage, environment, environmental, girth, milieu, neighborhood, neighbourhood, perimeter, periphery, precinct, precincts, premises, purlieus, radius, society, sphere, surroundings, vicinity). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

raяon (r), olrug, ьlke (country, land). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

сфера (ambit, area, circle, orb, purview, range, realm, sphere, way, world), район (area, belt, borough, circuit, circumference, circumscription, neighborhood, neighbourhood, quarter, radius, rayon, zone), простір (amplitude, area, elbow room, expanse, expansion, place, space, stretch, vast). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

vùng (creek, locality, territory), thiên đường (elysium, paradise), âm ti trời. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

parth (floor, part), bro (land, vale), ardalaeth, ardal (district), amgant (bounds). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Region

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Greek700 BCE-300 CE

klima. (various references)

Latin500 BCE-Modern

regio. (various references)

Avestan200-600

dah'yunãm. (various references)

Old English450-1100

mearc, sceat. (various references)

Middle Dutch1100-1500

landscap. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Region

LanguageDateSourceActs Chapter 13, Verse 49
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintDiefereto de o logoV tou kuriou di olhV thV cwraV
Latin405VulgateDisseminabatur autem verbum Domini per universam regionem
Middle English1395WyclifAnd the word of the Lord was sowun bi al the cuntre.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd ye worde of the Lorde was publisshed thorowe oute all the region.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd the word of the Lord went through all the country.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Region

LanguageActs Chapter 13, Verse 49
AlbanianDhe fjala e Zotit përhapej në mbarë atë vend.
CebuanoUg ang pulong sa Ginoo mikaylap sa tibuok kayutaan.
CroatianRijeè se pak Gospodnja pronese po svoj onoj pokrajini.
Danishog Herrens Ord udbredtes over hele Landet.
DutchEn het Woord des Heeren werd door het gehele land uitgebreid.
FinnishJa Herran sanaa levitettiin kaikkeen siihen maakuntaan.
FrenchLa parole du Seigneur se répandait dans tout le pays.
GermanUnd das Wort des HERRN ward ausgebreitet durch die ganze Gegend.
HungarianTerjede pedig az Úrnak ígéje az egész tartományban.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariPerkataan Tuhan pun tersebar ke mana-mana di seluruh daerah itu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka dimasyhurkanlah firman Tuhan di seluruh jajahan itu.
ItalianLa parola di Dio si diffondeva per tutta la regione.
Korean주 의 말 씀 이 그 지 방 에 두 루 퍼 지 니 라
LatvianUn Kunga vârds izpaudâs visâ apgabalâ.
MaoriA paku ana te kupu a te Ariki puta noa i taua whenua.
NorwegianOg Herrens ord utbredte sig over hele landet.
PortugueseE divulgava-se a palavra do Senhor por toda aquela região.   
RumanianCuvkntul Domnului se rqspkndea kn toatq yara.
ShuarTú tumaki Yus-Chicham Nú nunkanam Ashí jamarmiayi.
SwahiliNeno la Bwana likaenea kila mahali katika sehemu ile.
SwedishOch Herrens ord utbredde sig över hela landet.
UmaJadi', Lolita Pue' molele hobo' hi tana' toe.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Region

Derivations

Words beginning with "region": regional, regionalism, regionalisms, regionalist, regionalistic, regionalists, regionalization, regionalizations, regionalize, regionalized, regionalizes, regionalizing, regionally, regionals, regions. (additional references)

Words ending with "region": bioregion, subregion. (additional references)

Words containing "region": bioregional, bioregionalism, bioregionalisms, bioregionalist, bioregionalists, bioregions, interregional, multiregional, subregional, subregions, superregional. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Region" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Arigoni, Bregeon, Eggison, Gefion, racion, raggio, Ragimov, rangoni, rasion, reagon, Redifon, regen, regeno, Reggiane, reggiani, Reggiano, reggio, regi, regia, regimn, regin, regio, regionaux, regione, Regioni, regionum, rego, regoing, Regton, regun, reigen, reigin, reigon, relgion, rerio, resion, rgon, Rigeon, Roggson, rognon, Rpgii, tregian, Tregidon, Treglown, urengoi. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Region"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "region" (pronounced rē"jun)
4-ē" j u ncollegian, legion.
3-j u nallergen, antigen, bludgeon, burgeon, carcinogen, contagion, curmudgeon, dudgeon, dungeon, engine, estrogen, glycogen, gudgeon, halogen, hydrogen, imagine, margin, neurosurgeon, nitrogen, origin, oxygen, pathogen, pigeon, plasminogen, religion, smidgen, sturgeon, surgeon, trudgen, virgin.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Region

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: eringo, ignore.

Words within the letters "e-g-i-n-o-r"

-1 letter: genro, giron, goner, groin, irone, reign, renig.

-2 letters: ergo, gien, girn, giro, goer, gone, gore, grin, inro, iron, noir, nori, ogre, rein, ring.

-3 letters: ego, eng, eon, erg, ern, gen, gie, gin, gor, ion, ire, nog, nor, one, ore, reg, rei, rig, rin, roe.

-4 letters: en, er, go, in, ne, no, oe, on, or.

 Words containing the letters "e-g-i-n-o-r"
 

+1 letter: coreign, eringos, eroding, foreign, genitor, groined, ignored, ignorer, ignores, negroid, negroni, overing, perigon, pirogen, redoing, regions, signore, zeroing.

 

+2 letters: bowering, coercing, cognizer, cohering, coreigns, cosigner, covering, cowering, dowering, eloigner, encoring, enrobing, erigeron, eringoes, erogenic, florigen, forewing, forgiven, genitors, geraniol, gerontic, gorgerin, goriness, gueridon, homering, hovering, ignorers, ligroine, lowering, negroids, negronis, neighbor, nitrogen, ochering, offering, orangier, ordering, organdie, organise, organize, orogenic, peignoir, perigons, powering, reboring, recoding, regional, religion, removing, reoiling, reposing, resoling, resowing, revoking, revoting, rezoning, ringbone, ringdove, rodeoing, rogueing, roweling, seignior, seignory, sobering, spongier, towering, vigneron, wingover, xeroxing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Quotations: Familiar
10. Quotations: Historic
11. Quotations: Fiction
12. Quotations: Non-fiction
13. Quotations: Spoken
14. Quotations: Speeches
15. Usage Frequency
16. Names: Derived from
17. Names: Company Usage
18. Expressions
19. Expressions: Internet
20. Translations: Modern
21. Translations: Ancient
22. Bible Trace
23. Derivations
24. Rhymes
25. Anagrams
26. Bibliography


  

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