| NOUN | location | region, part | the extended spatial location of something |
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| body | region, area | a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve | |
| location | region | a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth | |
| quantity | region, neighborhood | the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in 'in the region of') | |
| cognition | region, realm | a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about |
| Sounds | riy'jhahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The extended spatial location of something. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonym | part | |
| Instances | Achaea | A region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese |
| Appleton layer, F layer, F region | The highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission | |
| Cynoscephalae | The fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the Macedonians | |
| D-layer, D region | The lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves | |
| Doris | A small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken | |
| Heaviside layer, Kennelly-Heaviside layer, E layer, E region | A region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length | |
| Transylvania | A historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian Alps | |
| Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef | A rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa | |
| Narrower | Eden, paradise, nirvana, heaven, promised land, Shangri-la | Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace |
| Kuiper belt, Edgeworth-Kuiper belt | A disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune | |
| Papua | The southeastern part of Papua New Guinea | |
| Sind | A region of southeastern Pakistan | |
| aerospace | The atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole | |
| air | The region above the ground | |
| atmosphere, air | The mass of air surrounding the Earth | |
| belt | An elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found | |
| biosphere | The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist | |
| black hole | A region of space resulting from the collapse of a star | |
| bottom | The lowest part of anything | |
| county | (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government | |
| deep space | Any region in space outside the solar system | |
| depths | (plural) the deepest and most remote part | |
| distance | A distant region | |
| extremity | The outermost or farthest region or point | |
| heliosphere | The region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system | |
| hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, inferno | Any place of pain and turmoil | |
| inside, interior | The region that is inside of something | |
| intergalactic space | The space between galaxies | |
| interplanetary space | The part of outer space within the solar system | |
| interstellar space | The space between stars | |
| ionosphere | The outer region of the Earth's atmosphere | |
| layer | A relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another | |
| mare, maria | A dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon | |
| outside, exterior | The region that is outside of something | |
| radius | A circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius | |
| side | A place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location | |
| sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house | (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided | |
| top | The upper part of anything | |
| vacuum, vacuity | A region that is devoid of matter | |
| zodiac | A belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic | |
| zone | An area or region distinguished / distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic / characteristic | |
| Broader | location | A point or extent in space |
| Spanish | parte, región | |
| Catalan | part, regió | |
| Meaning | A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve. | |
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| Example | "in the abdominal region" | |
| Synonym | area | |
| Narrower | area of cardiac dullness | A triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion) |
| areola, ring of color | small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite | |
| cleavage | The line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts) | |
| cortical area, cortical region | Any of various regions of the cerebral cortex | |
| epigastrium | The region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum) | |
| erogenous zone | Any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation | |
| fovea, fovea centralis | area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute | |
| groin, inguen | The crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals | |
| half-moon, lunula, lunule | The crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail | |
| hypochondrium | The upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium | |
| macula, macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot | A small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision | |
| middle, midriff, midsection | The middle area of the human torso (usually in front) | |
| palm, thenar | The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers | |
| parafovea | area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea | |
| perineum | The general region between the anus and the genital organs | |
| pressure point | An area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure | |
| pubes, pubic region, loins | The lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs | |
| quick | Any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) | |
| side | Either the left or right half of a body | |
| sole | The underside of the foot | |
| thenar | The fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb | |
| waist, waistline | The narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips | |
| Broader | body part | Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
| Spanish | área, región, zona | |
| Catalan | àrea, regió, zona | |
| Meaning | The approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in 'in the region of'). | |
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| Example | "it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job" | |
| Synonym | neighborhood | |
| Broader | indefinite quantity | An estimated quantity |
| Meaning | A knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about. | |
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| Example | "here we enter the region of opinion" | |
| Synonym | realm | |
| Broader | knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain | The content of a particular field of knowledge |
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