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This farming region has rich soil and a mild climate.
What does Region mean?
A region is an area connected by shared features or a particular part of something.
Dictionary definition
An area defined by shared natural, cultural, economic, or political features; an official administrative division; or a part of something such as the body or sky. The phrase in the region of can mean approximately.
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Region in a sentence
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The map colours each administrative region differently.
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People may define a region by language, landforms, weather, government, or trade.
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The nurse asked whether the pain was in the shoulder region.
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The repairs will cost in the region of two thousand dollars.
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What can define a geographic region?
Regions can be created from natural or human features and do not all follow political borders.
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Which sentence uses region to name a body area?
Here region means the area around a particular part of the body.
Practice 3
What does in the region of mean in “The trip takes in the region of three hours”?
In the region of is an idiom meaning about or approximately.
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WordRegion.
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MeaningRegion means A region is an area connected by shared features or a particular part of something.
ExampleExample: This farming region has rich soil and a mild climate.
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Does Region have an opposite?
Region has no direct opposite. Point and spot are smaller locations, not opposites, and national or global describe scale rather than reversal.
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Word family
Region word family
Base word
region
noun
regions
More than one region.
adjective
regional
Related to or serving a particular region.
adverb
regionally
Across or within a particular region.
noun
regionalism
A focus on regional interests, identity, or language; usage depends on subject.
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Hint for students
Look for an area joined by shared features, an official division, a body part, or the approximation phrase in the region of.
Common mix-up
A region does not need one fixed size or an official border. Different regions can overlap, and one place can belong to natural, cultural, and political regions at the same time.
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Give students a blank local map and three data clues about climate, language, or land use. Have them draw and label possible regions, then explain why reasonable boundaries may differ.
Teacher prompt
Use the model sentence “The prairie region crosses political boundaries.” Ask students which shared natural features could define the region and why it need not match one province or state.
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