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Synonyms for region

Most common

country area zone province

All synonyms

Noun

1. Area — any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of…

area, country, part, zone, province, territory, neighborhood US, neighbourhood UK, district, vicinity, locality, land, field, sphere, ground, quarter, tract, dominion, track, realm dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.

    the upper regions of the atmosphere

Forms

Plural
regions → areas, countries, parts, zones…

Example sentences

  • country Tourism is important to the economy of my country.
  • area He centered his business on the metropolitan area.
  • zone Are we in the same time zone or in different ones?
  • province Here's a list of hotels in the capital and province.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
regionsteady
countryfalling
areafalling
zonefalling
provincefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
part1, area3, land1, zone1
5 letters
field1, track1, realm1, tract1
6 letters
ground1, sphere1
7 letters
country2, quarter2
8 letters
district2, province2, vicinity4, locality4, dominion3
9 letters
territory4
12 letters
neighborhood3
13 letters
neighbourhood3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (area3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
région
Italiano
regione
Español
región
Català
regió