region
[ ree-juhn ]
/ ˈri dʒən /
noun
Origin of region
1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French
regiun < Latin
regiōn- (stem of
regiō) direction, line, boundary, equivalent to
reg(ere) to rule +
-iōn-
-ion
OTHER WORDS FROM region
un·der·re·gion, nounWords nearby region
Example sentences from the Web for region
British Dictionary definitions for region
region
/ (ˈriːdʒən) /
noun
Word Origin for region
C14: from Latin
regiō, from
regere to govern
Medical definitions for region
region
[ rē′jən ]
n.
An area of the body having natural or arbitrary boundaries.
A portion of the body having a special nervous or vascular supply.
A part of an organ with a special function.
Idioms and Phrases with region
region
see in the neighborhood (region) of.