Region ˈriːdʒən Populated Densely North Basque Country Earns

• the arctic/tropical/desert, etc. regions
• one of the most densely populated regions of north america
• the basque region of spain
• people in the regions should not have to travel to london to fly to the united states.

region

1. a large area of land, usually without exact limits or borders
• the Arctic/tropical/desert, etc. regions
• one of the most densely populated regions of North America
2. 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. 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. a part of the body, usually one that has a particular character or problem
• pains in the abdominal region
5. used when you are giving a number, price, etc. to show that it is not exact
• synonym approximately
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• He earns somewhere in the region of €50 000.

Extra Examples

• Italy’s richest region
• Nomads have inhabited this region for thousands of years.
• Sanitary facilities varied widely from region to region.
• She earns in the region of £200 000.
• She earns in the region of= approximately £200 000.
• Sports events across the region have been affected by the weather.
• The animal is found in the northern regions of Sweden.
• The champagne-producing region covers 34 500 hectares.
• The country is divided into 17 autonomous regions.
• The plant is found throughout the western regions of the country.
• This bird is largely confined to the southern regions of the country.
• This tropical forest region is characterized by frequent heavy rainfall.
• Twenty participants from the Asia-Pacific region will be invited to the seminar.
• a sparsely populated region
• an attempt to bring peace and stability to a troubled region
• cells in a particular region of the brain
• oil exploration in remote regions of the Russian Far East
• the autonomous regions of the People’s Republic of China
• the poorer regions of the continent
• tissue from the mouth region
• Bilbao is the largest city in the Basque region in northern Spain.
• Many new species have been discovered in the Amazon region.
• Soil erosion is particularly serious in dry tropical regions.
• This is one of the most densely populated regions of North America.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French, from Latin regio(n-) ‘direction, district’, from regere ‘to rule, direct’.