English > region: 5 senses > noun 1, location| Meaning | The extended spatial location of something. |
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| Examples | - "the farming regions of France"
- "regions of outer space"
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| Synonym | part |
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| Instances | Achaea | A region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | parte, región |
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| Catalan | part, regió |
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English > region: 5 senses > noun 2, body| 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" |
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| Synonym | area |
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| Narrower | area of cardiac dullness | A triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion) |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | área, región, zona |
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| Catalan | àrea, regió, zona |
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English > region: 5 senses > noun 3, location| Meaning | A large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth. |
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| Example | "penguins inhabit the polar regions" |
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| Instances | Far East | A popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia (usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia) |
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| French West Indies | The islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by France |
| Old World | The regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas |
| West, Occident | The countries of (originally / originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America |
| Narrower | antipodes | Any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth |
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| area, country | A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) |
| backwater | A place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring |
| biogeographical region | An area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna |
| breadbasket | A geographic region serving as the principal source of grain / grain |
| district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion | A region marked off for administrative or other purposes |
| domain, demesne, land | territory over which rule or control is exercised |
| field | Somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected |
| field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations | A region in which active military operations are in progress |
| geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
| heartland | The central region of a country or continent |
| irredenta, irridenta | A region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another |
| northland | Any region lying in or toward the north / north |
| southland | Any region / region lying in or toward the south |
| testing ground, laboratory | A region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation / observation and practice and experimentation |
| theater of war, theatre of war | The entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations |
| unknown, unknown region, terra incognita | An unknown and unexplored region |
| zone of interior | The part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations |
| Broader | location | A point or extent in space |
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| Spanish | regiones, región |
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| Catalan | regió |
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| Adjectives | regional | characteristic of a region |
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