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region

Noun

The extended spatial location of something (synset 108647614)
"the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"

is a type of: location - a point or extent in space
subtypes:
- air, atmosphere - the mass of air surrounding the Earth
- biosphere - the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist
- depths - (plural) the deepest and most remote part
- 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
- intergalactic space - the space between galaxies
- 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 or characteristic is found
- bottom - the lowest part of anything
- county - (United Kingdom) 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
- extremity - the outermost or farthest region or point
- hell, hell on earth, hellhole, inferno, snake pit, the pits - any place of pain and turmoil
- inside, interior - the region that is inside of something
- ionosphere - the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons
- layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
- exterior, outside - 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
- air - the region above the ground
- vacuity, vacuum - a region that is devoid of matter
- 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
- papua - the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea
- sind - a region of southeastern Pakistan
- 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
specific instances:
- 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
- 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
- achaea - a region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese
- doris - a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken
- cynoscephalae - the fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the Macedonians
- transylvania - a historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania at the end of World War I
- rand, reef, witwatersrand - a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
same as: part
A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve (synset 105229188)
"in the abdominal region"

is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
subtypes:
- erogenous zone - any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation
- pressure point - an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure
- 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 small 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
- cleavage - the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)
- areola, ring of color - small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
- 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)
same as: area
A large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth (synset 108648560)
"penguins inhabit the polar regions"

is a type of: location - a point or extent in space
subtypes:
- 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
- breadbasket - a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain
- theater of war, theatre of war - the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations
- field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations - a region in which active military operations are in progress
- zone of interior - the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations
- district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
- demesne, domain, land - territory over which rule or control is exercised
- northland - any region lying in or toward the north
- 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
specific instances:
- old world - the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas
- 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)
- occident, west - the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
- french west indies - the islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by France
The approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of') (synset 113781286)
"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"

is a type of: indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity

same as: neighborhood
A knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about (synset 106006992)
"it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"

is a type of: domain, knowledge base, knowledge domain - the content of a particular field of knowledge

same as: realm

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