region in English: A large area of a country or of the world. (noun)

Translation

A large area of a country or of the world.

Word origin

From Latin regio, meaning a direction or district, from regere, to rule or direct - the land a ruler controlled.

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A region is bigger than a town but usually smaller than a country.

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Weather reports often talk about regions.

Pandas China.

Here regions means the mountain parts of the country.

area

A part of a place, or the amount of space something covers.

country

A land with its own people, government, and borders, like France or Japan.

map

A drawing that shows where towns, roads, and other places are.

part

A piece or section of something bigger, not the whole of it.

place

A spot or area where something is, or where something happens.

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