1 [C] a large area of land, usually without exact limits or borders:
the Arctic / tropical / desert regions * one of the most densely populated regions of North America
2 [C] one of the areas that a country is divided into, that has its own customs and/or its own government:
the Basque region of Spain
3 (the regions) [pl.] (BrE) all of a country except the capital city:
People in the regions should not have to travel to London to fly to the United States.
4 [C] a part of the body, usually one that has a particular character or problem:
pains in the abdominal region
IDIOMS
in the region of used when you are giving a number, price, etc. to show that it is not exact:
He earns somewhere in the region of ｣20000.
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Is region a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, region is tagged as noun.
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