region

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of REGION

a part or portion having no fixed boundaries <if you look in the upper left region of the sky, you can see the constellation Orion>

Synonyms area, demesne, field, zone

Related Words corner, section; locale, locality, location, locus, place, point, position, site, space, spot

a broad geographical area <corn is mostly grown in the central regions of the country>

Synonyms belt, corridor, land, neck, part(s), tract, zone

Related Words district, domain, latitude(s), range, realm, terrain, territory; neighborhood, vicinity

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