REGION, noun re'jun. [Latin regio, rego.] 1. A tract of land or space of indefinite extent, usually a tract of considerable extent. It is sometimes nearly synonymous with country; as all the region of Argob. Deuteronomy 3:4. He had dominion over all the region on this side the river. 1 Kings 4:11. So we speak of the airy region the etherial regions, the upper regions, the lower regions. 2. The inhabitants of a region or district of country. Matthew 3:5. 3. A part of the body; as the region of the heart or liver. 4. Place; rank. He is of too high a region [Unusual.]
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