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{
"term": "region",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a large area of land, usually without exact limits or borders",
"sensetop": "in the regionacross the regionthroughout the region",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "mountainous/coastal regions"
},
{
"text": "the northern/southern/central, etc. region"
},
{
"text": "This is one of the most densely populated regions of North America."
},
{
"text": "There are more than two million people living in the region.",
"contextForm": "in the region"
},
{
"text": "Many new species have been discovered in the Amazon region."
},
{
"text": "Businesses across the region are supporting the project.",
"contextForm": "across the region"
},
{
"text": "The plant is found throughout the western region of the country.",
"contextForm": "throughout the region"
},
{
"text": "Italy's richest region"
},
{
"text": "Nomads have inhabited this region for thousands of years."
},
{
"text": "Sanitary facilities varied widely from region to region."
},
{
"text": "Sports events across the region have been affected by the weather."
},
{
"text": "The animal is found in the northern regions of Sweden."
},
{
"text": "The champagne-producing region covers 34 500 hectares."
},
{
"text": "This bird is largely confined to the southern regions of the country."
},
{
"text": "This tropical forest region is characterized by frequent heavy rainfall."
},
{
"text": "Twenty participants from the Asia-Pacific region will be invited to the seminar."
},
{
"text": "a sparsely populated region"
},
{
"text": "an attempt to bring peace and stability to a troubled region"
},
{
"text": "oil exploration in remote regions of the Russian Far East"
},
{
"text": "the poorer regions of the continent"
},
{
"text": "Many new species have been discovered in the Amazon region."
},
{
"text": "Soil erosion is particularly serious in dry tropical regions."
}
],
"topics": ["Geography"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["large", "small", "entire"],
"verb + region": ["inhabit", "live in", "occupy"],
"region + verb": ["cover somebody/something"],
"preposition": [
"across a/the region",
"from a/the region",
"in a/the region"
],
"phrases": ["something varies from region to region"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "one of the areas that a country is divided into, that has its own customs and/or its own government",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Bilbao is the largest city in the Basque region in northern Spain."
},
{
"text": "The country is divided into 17 autonomous regions."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["large", "small", "entire"],
"verb + region": ["inhabit", "live in", "occupy"],
"region + verb": ["cover somebody/something"],
"preposition": [
"across a/the region",
"from a/the region",
"in a/the region"
],
"phrases": ["something varies from region to region"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "all of a country except the capital city",
"labels": "(British English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "People in the regions should not have to travel to London to fly to the United States."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a part of the body, usually one that has a particular character or problem",
"examples": [
{
"text": "pains in the abdominal region"
},
{
"text": "cells in a particular region of the brain"
},
{
"text": "tissue from the mouth region"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["distinct", "particular", "specific"],
"preposition": [
"from a/the region",
"in a/the region",
"within a/the region"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used when you are giving a number, price, etc. to show that it is not exact",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He earns somewhere in the region of €50 000."
}
],
"synonyms": "approximately"
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈriːdʒən/",
"audio": "re/region/region__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈriːdʒən/",
"audio": "re/region/region__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French, from Latin regio(n-) ‘direction, district’, from regere ‘to rule, direct’."
}