region
♦♦ re|gion /r'iːdʒən/ (regions)
1 [N-COUNT]
A region is a large area of land that is different from other areas of land, for example because it is one of the different parts of a country with its own customs and characteristics, or because it has a particular geographical feature.
...Barcelona, capital of the autonomous region of Catalonia.
2 [N-PLURAL] the N
The regions are the parts of a country that are not the capital city and its surrounding area. (BRIT)
...London and the regions...
3 [N-COUNT] with supp
You can refer to a part of your body as a region.
...the pelvic region.
= area
4 [PHRASE]
You say in the region of to indicate that an amount that you are stating is approximate.
The scheme will cost in the region of six million pounds.
= around
1 [N-COUNT]
A region is a large area of land that is different from other areas of land, for example because it is one of the different parts of a country with its own customs and characteristics, or because it has a particular geographical feature.
...Barcelona, capital of the autonomous region of Catalonia.
2 [N-PLURAL] the N
The regions are the parts of a country that are not the capital city and its surrounding area. (BRIT)
...London and the regions...
3 [N-COUNT] with supp
You can refer to a part of your body as a region.
...the pelvic region.
= area
4 [PHRASE]
You say in the region of to indicate that an amount that you are stating is approximate.
The scheme will cost in the region of six million pounds.
= around