region
region is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- aback
- abaft
- aft
- after
- agent
- agree
- agreement
- aitchbone
- and
- astern
- attest
- back
- background
- backside
- backwards
- bargain
- barter
- behind
- bend
- bond
- bone
- breech
- bring
- buttock
- candle
- cartel
- caudal
- caveat
- charter
- chine
- clench
- close
- coin
- come
- compact
- complete
- completion
- compromise
- conclude
- concordat
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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