(historical) Such a division of the city of Rome and of the territory about Rome, of which the number varied at different times; a district, quarter, or ward.
(figuratively) The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
(anatomy) A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.
“Another resident said the water trucks came to their region twice but distributed only to those who paid.”
“The region includes cart tracks, stone stiles, rough moorland, and broken stone tracks.”
“Elis: Ancient Greek region and city-state in the northwestern corner of the Peloponnese, well known for its horse breeding and for the Olympic Games.”
regionalism
Affection, often excessive, for one's own region and to everything related to it.
Political tendency to concede forms of politico-administrative autonomy to regions.
(linguistics) A word or phrase originating in, characteristic of, or limited to a region.
“Through the promotion of regionalism, the country aimed to empower local communities and foster area loyalty by decentralizing decision-making processes.”
“Y'all is a prime example of regionalism, commonly used in Southern dialects and indicative of its locality.”
“We are deracinated Chinese, stripped of our regionalism, belonging neither here nor there.”
