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noun area of land/part of a country ADJ. large | small | entire, whole | distinct, particular, specific | northern, southern, etc. | central | border, far-flung, outlying, peripheral, remote | neighbouring, surrounding | unexplored | geographical | arid, coastal, desert, equatorial, jungle, mountain/mountainous, polar, tropical | Basque, Gulf, London, Pacific, etc. | autonomous | urbanized | rural | populated a sparsely populated region | economic | developed, industrial | developing | depressed, poor, underdeveloped the poorer regions of the continent | prosperous, rich Italy's richest region | oil-producing, etc. VERB + REGION inhabit, live in Nomads have inhabited this region for thousands of years. | work in | leave | visit | divide sth into The country is divided into 17 autonomous regions. | confine sb/sth to This bird is largely confined to the southern regions of the country. REGION + VERB cover sb/sth The champagne-producing region covers 34,500 hectares. PREP. across a/the ~ Sports events across the region have been cancelled because of the weather. | from a/the ~ Twenty participants from the Asia-Pacific region will be invited to the seminar. | in/within a/the ~ The animal is found in the northern regions of Sweden. | in the ~ of (figurative) She earns in the region of (= approximately) £200,000. | throughout a/the ~ The plant is found throughout the western regions of the country. PHRASES sth varies from region to region Sanitary facilities varied widely from region to region. part of the body ADJ. distinct, particular, specific | brain, etc. PREP. from a/the ~ tissue from the mouth region | in/within a/the ~ cells in a particular region of the brain
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