Region can be used to mean:

1. Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons. The proper techniques of space delimitation covers regionalization.

   the equatorial regions

   the temperate regions

   the polar regions

   the upper regions of the atmosphere

2. An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country or the European Union.
3. The geographically-specific encoding present on many commercially-produced DVDs.
4. (historical) Such a division of the city of Rome and of the territory about Rome, of which the number varied at different times; a district, quarter, or ward.
5. (figuratively) The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
6. (anatomy) A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.

   the abdominal regions

7. {obsolete} Place; rank; station; dignity.
8. {obsolete} The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.
9. For the QuickDraw data structure, see QuickDraw.

Regions are conceptual constructs and, thus, may vary among cultures and individuals.

Administrative regions

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The word "region" is taken from the Latin regio, and a number of countries have borrowed the term as the formal name for a type of subnational entity (eg, the región, used in Chile). In English, the word is also used as the conventional translation for equivalent terms in other languages (e.g., the область (oblast), used in Russia alongside with a broader term регион).

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Foiled by internet region restrictions again. Can't even buy "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on my brand new, but Canadian, #kindle
theomniarch (theomniarch) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:23:34 -0000
Foiled by internet region restrictions again. Can't even buy "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on my brand new, but Canadian, #kindle
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION...BUT WILL BE COMING TO AN END BY 6 PM. UNTIL THEN...MOST O http://s3z.us/nr.htm
Indiana_Alerts (Indiana Weather) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:15:02 -0000
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION...BUT WILL BE COMING TO AN END BY 6 PM. UNTIL THEN...MOST O http://s3z.us/nr.htm
RD: SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION...BUT WILL BE COMING TO AN END BY 6 PM. UNTIL THEN...MO http://s3z.us/cd.htm
Richmond_WX (Richmond Weather) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:08:04 -0000
RD: SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION...BUT WILL BE COMING TO AN END BY 6 PM. UNTIL THEN...MO http://s3z.us/cd.htm
@WalterGa I LIVE in the UK and healthcare is not rationed. As everywhere, there is a limited budget. Money is allocated in each region by...
djcnorwich (Donna Carty/weaver) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:19:35 -0000
@WalterGa I LIVE in the UK and healthcare is not rationed. As everywhere, there is a limited budget. Money is allocated in each region by...
US:#tcot #news US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 859: By The Associated Press As of Thursday, Dec. 24,... http://twurl.nl/t1wnda
freedom4USA (freedom fighter mom) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:44:08 -0000
US:#tcot #news US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 859: By The Associated Press As of Thursday, Dec. 24,... http://twurl.nl/t1wnda
Got a great gift for Christmas, The Hudson River Valley Cookbook: A Leading American Chef Savors the Region's Bounty by Waldy Malouf
HVFoodBlog (Kyle Gollins) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:19:41 -0000
Got a great gift for Christmas, The Hudson River Valley Cookbook: A Leading American Chef Savors the Region's Bounty by Waldy Malouf

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