Synonyms for region
ˈri dʒənre·gion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.4 / 18 votes

1. region

   Synonyms:
   center, citadel, estate, inside, interior, land, territory

   Antonyms:
   barrier, border, bound, boundary, bourn, bourne, confines, edge, enclosure, frontier, landmark, limit, line, marches, marge, margin, term, termination, verge

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1. region

   Synonyms:
   country, clime, territory, district, tract of land, portion, part

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.8 / 6 votes

1. region, partnoun

   the extended spatial location of something

   "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"

   Synonyms:
   neighborhood, contribution, division, role, parting, component, share, function, portion, part, percentage, voice, section, realm, area, piece, office, character, theatrical role, component part, persona, constituent

2. area, regionnoun

   a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

   "in the abdominal region"

   Synonyms:
   surface area, domain, country, neighborhood, arena, part, sphere, expanse, field, orbit, realm, area

3. regionnoun

   a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth

   "penguins inhabit the polar regions"

   Synonyms:
   neighborhood, area, part, realm

4. region, neighborhoodnoun

   the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')

   "it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job"; "the price is in the neighborhood of $100"

   Synonyms:
   vicinity, neck of the woods, locality, neighborhood, part, area, neighbourhood, realm

5. region, realmnoun

   a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about

   "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"

   Synonyms:
   neighborhood, area, land, part, realm, kingdom

Matched Categories

1. • Body Part
   • Indefinite Quantity
   • Knowledge Domain
   • Location

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. regionnoun

   Synonyms:
   country, clime, territory, district, tract of land

2. regionnoun

   Synonyms:
   portion, part

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1. regionnoun

   Synonyms:
   district, quarter, locality, neighborhood, vicinity

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1. List of paraphrases for "region":

   area, regional, regions, regione, région, regio, district, areas, zone, territory, districts, subregion

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1. Igor Sechin:

   This means that a powerful energy bridge between Russia and Asia-Pacific region is really possible. The question is in investments... and adequate oil prices.

2. Baraki Sellers:

   It would have brought jobs to the region and the economic impact would have changed the course of history for that area, it would have lifted generations out of poverty.

3. Ken Campbell:

   I’ve worked in the Amazon for many, many years - a lot of it dedicated toward looking for fossils and trying to understand the geology of the region.

4. President Dalia Grybauskaite:

   Without singling out any neighbor, I would like to say that no one has any right to poke their noses into here, this is a demonstration that the United States is honoring its commitments and is ready to protect our region with all the most modern measures.

5. Denghua Zhang:

   As China grows it is little wonder that the Chinese security interest in the( Asia Pacific) region will also grow.