region

noun

1. the extended spatial location of something

   noun.location

   Examples

   The farming regions of France.

   Regions of outer space.

   Synonyms part

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

   noun.body

   Examples

   In the abdominal region.

   Synonyms area

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth

   noun.location

   Examples

   Penguins inhabit the polar regions.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')

   noun.quantity

   Examples

   It was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job.

   Synonyms neighborhood

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about

   noun.cognition

   Examples

   Here we enter the region of opinion.

   Synonyms realm

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in general, a portion of space or territory of indefinite extent; country; province; district; tract.

   noun

   Source: webster1913