regions
plural of region
regions pl (plural only)
(Ireland, British, definite: the regions) the rest of the country excluding the capital city or metropolitan region
• (rest of the country): the provinces (British)
• Reginos, eringos, ignores, ingoers, signore
Source: Wiktionary
Re"gion (r"jn), n. Etym: [F. région, from L. regio a direction, a boundary line, region, fr. regere to guide, direct. See Regimen.]
1. One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in general, a portion of space or territory of indefinite extent; country; province; district; tract. If thence he 'scappe, into whatever world, Or unknown region. Milton.
2. Tract, part, or space, lying about and including anything; neighborhood; vicinity; sphere. "Though the fork invade the region of my heart." Shak. Philip, tetrarch of .. the region of Trachonitis. Luke iii. 1.
3. The upper air; the sky; the heavens. [Obs.] Anon the dreadful thunder Doth rend the region. Shak.
4. The inhabitants of a district. Matt. iii. 5.
5. Place; rank; station. [Obs. or R.] He is of too high a region. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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