What does "region" mean?
Region: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.3. The upper air; the sky; the heavens. [Obs.] Anon the dreadful thunder Doth rend the region. Shak.
- 3.The inhabitants of a district. Matt. iii.
- 4.5. Place; rank; station. [Obs. or R.] He is of too high a region. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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