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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@GiftedHF @LorelShea Young/Teen Mensa is v active in MN, I think varies grtly by region. Seems to be overlap with other grps. for PG kids...
redseamom (shaun) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:36:54 -0000
@GiftedHF @LorelShea Young/Teen Mensa is v active in MN, I think varies grtly by region. Seems to be overlap with other grps. for PG kids...
@Jenre30 Thank you! I didn't wanna embarrass myself by guessing the wrong region. :)
jenthegingerkid (JenB) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:35:10 -0000
@Jenre30 Thank you! I didn't wanna embarrass myself by guessing the wrong region. :)
Has given its backing to a visit by the Dalai Lama to a remote Buddhist region in India that is claimed by China, according to reports.
beach_vacation_ (Beach Vacation) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:34:00 -0000
Has given its backing to a visit by the Dalai Lama to a remote Buddhist region in India that is claimed by China, according to reports.
News Update: Cross Country. Hillary Mugun Earns Place at Nationals by Finishing Fourth at Atlantic Region Meet http://ow.ly/1608Pf
iuphawk (Norm the Hawk) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:24:45 -0000
News Update: Cross Country. Hillary Mugun Earns Place at Nationals by Finishing Fourth at Atlantic Region Meet http://ow.ly/1608Pf
Swing by West Edmonton Mall today to show us your Personality!!! Not in the Edmonton region? No problem, log on to www.cheezwhiz.ca instead.
KraftCheezWhiz (Cheez Whiz) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:16:50 -0000
Swing by West Edmonton Mall today to show us your Personality!!! Not in the Edmonton region? No problem, log on to www.cheezwhiz.ca instead.
The Best Part-Time Business Schools http://ow.ly/Af1q // BusinessWeek lists its top-ranked MBAs by region
Cyberpoint (Mark Griffin ) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:15:31 -0000
The Best Part-Time Business Schools http://ow.ly/Af1q // BusinessWeek lists its top-ranked MBAs by region

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