- region
- noun1 area of land/part of a countryADJECTIVE▪ large▪ small▪ entire, whole▪ distinct, particular, specific▪ northern, southern, etc.▪ central▪ border, far-flung, outlying, peripheral, remote▪
oil exploration in remote regions of the Russian Far East
▪ neighbouring/neighboring, surrounding▪ unexplored▪ geographic (esp. AmE), geographical▪ arid, coastal, desert, equatorial, mountain, mountainous, polar, subtropical, tropical▪ Arctic, Gulf, Himalayan, Mediterranean, Pacific, etc.▪ autonomous▪the autonomous regions of the People's Republic of China
▪ metropolitan, urban▪ rural▪ populated▪a sparsely populated region
▪ economic▪ developed, industrial▪ developing▪ depressed, poor, underdeveloped▪the poorer regions of the continent
▪ prosperous, rich▪Italy's richest region
▪ oil-producing, etc.▪ troubled▪an attempt to bring peace and stability to a troubled region
VERB + REGION▪ inhabit, live in, occupy, populate▪Nomads have inhabited this region for thousands of years.
▪ characterize▪This tropical forest region is characterized by frequent heavy rainfall.
▪ work in▪ study, survey▪ leave▪ explore, visit▪ divide sth into▪The country is divided into 17 autonomous regions.
▪ confine sb/sth to▪This bird is largely confined to the southern regions of the country.
REGION + VERB▪ cover sb/sth▪The champagne-producing region covers 34 500 hectares.
PREPOSITION▪ across a/the region▪Sports events across the region have been affected by the weather.
▪ from a/the region▪Twenty participants from the Asia-Pacific region will be invited to the seminar.
▪ in a/the region, within a/the region▪The animal is found in the northern regions of Sweden.
▪ in the region of (figurative)▪She earns in the region of (= approximately) £200 000.
▪ throughout a/the region▪The plant is found throughout the western regions of the country.
PHRASES▪ sth varies from region to region▪Sanitary facilities varied widely from region to region.
2 part of the bodyADJECTIVE▪ distinct, particular, specific▪ abdominal, brain, lumbar, etc.PREPOSITION▪ from a/the region▪tissue from the mouth region
▪ in a/the region, within a/the region▪cells in a particular region of the brain
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
