Dictionary entry details
• REGION (noun)
Meaning:
The extended spatial location of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
region; part
Context examples:
the farming regions of France / religions in all parts of the world / regions of outer space
Hypernyms ("region" is a kind of...):
location (a point or extent in space)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "region"):
radius (a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius)
exterior; outside (the region that is outside of something)
layer (a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another)
ionosphere (the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons)
inside; interior (the region that is inside of something)
hell; hell on earth; hellhole; inferno; snake pit; the pits (any place of pain and turmoil)
side (a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location)
air (the region above the ground)
top (the upper part of anything)
zodiac (a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes)
house; mansion; planetary house; sign; sign of the zodiac; star sign ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)
black hole (a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field)
Edgeworth-Kuiper belt; Kuiper belt (a disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune)
mare; maria (a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon)
vacuity; vacuum (a region that is devoid of matter)
extremity (the outermost or farthest region or point)
intergalactic space (the space between galaxies)
interplanetary space (the part of outer space within the solar system)
interstellar space (the space between stars)
heliosphere (the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system)
depth ((usually plural) the deepest and most remote part)
biosphere (the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist)
deep space (any region in space outside the solar system)
aerospace (the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole)
zone (an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic)
belt (an elongated region where a specific condition is found)
bottom (the lowest part of anything)
county (a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government)
distance (a distant region)
Eden; heaven; Nirvana; paradise; promised land; Shangri-la (any place of complete bliss and delight and peace)
air; atmosphere (the mass of air surrounding the Earth)
Instance hyponyms:
Rand; Reef; Witwatersrand (a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese)
Cynoscephalae (the fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the Macedonians)
E layer; E region; Heaviside layer; Kennelly-Heaviside layer (a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length)
D region; D-layer (the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves)
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)
Meaning:
A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
region; area
Context example:
in the abdominal region
Hypernyms ("region" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "region"):
erogenous zone (any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation)
middle; midriff; midsection (the middle area of the human torso (usually in front))
waist; waistline (the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips)
loins; pubes; pubic region (the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs)
palm; thenar (the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers)
thenar (the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb)
sole (the underside of the foot)
half-moon; lunula; lunule (the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail)
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)
quick (any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail))
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))
hypochondrium (the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium)
area of cardiac dullness (a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs)
epigastrium (the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum))
fovea; fovea centralis (area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute)
parafovea (area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea)
macula; macula lutea; macular area; yellow spot (a yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision)
cortical area; cortical region (any of various regions of the cerebral cortex)
perineum (the general region between the anus and the genital organs)
side (either the left or right half of a body)
Meaning:
A large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Context example:
penguins inhabit the polar regions
Hypernyms ("region" is a kind of...):
location (a point or extent in space)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "region"):
South; southland (any region lying in or toward the south)
field (somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected)
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
biogeographical region (an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna)
heartland (the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture)
irredenta; irridenta (a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another)
antipodes (any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth)
terra incognita; unknown; unknown region (an unknown and unexplored region)
laboratory; testing ground (a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation)
North; northland; Septentrion (any region lying in or toward the north)
field; field of operations; theater; theater of operations; theatre; theatre of operations (a region in which active military operations are in progress)
area; country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))
demesne; domain; land (territory over which rule or control is exercised)
district; dominion; territorial dominion; territory (a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)
zone of interior (the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations)
backwater (any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress)
theater of war; theatre of war (the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations)
breadbasket (a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain)
Instance hyponyms:
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))
Old World (the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas)
Occident; West (the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America)
Meaning:
The approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in 'in the region of')
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
neighborhood; region
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("region" is a kind of...):
indefinite quantity (an estimated quantity)
Meaning:
A knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
realm; domain; region
Context examples:
it was a limited domain of discourse / here we enter the region of opinion / the realm of the occult
Hypernyms ("region" is a kind of...):
knowledge base; knowledge domain (the content of a particular domain or field of knowledge)
