{
    "term": "region",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a large area of land, usually without exact limits or borders",
            "sensetop": "in the regionacross the regionthroughout the region",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "mountainous/coastal regions"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the northern/southern/central, etc. region"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is one of the most densely populated regions of North America."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are more than two million people living in the region.",
                    "contextForm": "in the region"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many new species have been discovered in the Amazon region."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Businesses across the region are supporting the project.",
                    "contextForm": "across the region"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plant is found throughout the western region of the country.",
                    "contextForm": "throughout the region"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Italy's richest region"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nomads have inhabited this region for thousands of years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sanitary facilities varied widely from region to region."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sports events across the region have been affected by the weather."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The animal is found in the northern regions of Sweden."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The champagne-producing region covers 34 500 hectares."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This bird is largely confined to the southern regions of the country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This tropical forest region is characterized by frequent heavy rainfall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Twenty participants from the Asia-Pacific region will be invited to the seminar."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a sparsely populated region"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an attempt to bring peace and stability to a troubled region"
                },
                {
                    "text": "oil exploration in remote regions of the Russian Far East"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the poorer regions of the continent"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many new species have been discovered in the Amazon region."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Soil erosion is particularly serious in dry tropical regions."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Geography"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["large", "small", "entire"],
                "verb + region": ["inhabit", "live in", "occupy"],
                "region + verb": ["cover somebody/​something"],
                "preposition": [
                    "across a/​the region",
                    "from a/​the region",
                    "in a/​the region"
                ],
                "phrases": ["something varies from region to region"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "one of the areas that a country is divided into, that has its own customs and/or its own government",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Bilbao is the largest city in the Basque region in northern Spain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country is divided into 17 autonomous regions."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["large", "small", "entire"],
                "verb + region": ["inhabit", "live in", "occupy"],
                "region + verb": ["cover somebody/​something"],
                "preposition": [
                    "across a/​the region",
                    "from a/​the region",
                    "in a/​the region"
                ],
                "phrases": ["something varies from region to region"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "all of a country except the capital city",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "People in the regions should not have to travel to London to fly to the United States."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a part of the body, usually one that has a particular character or problem",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "pains in the abdominal region"
                },
                {
                    "text": "cells in a particular region of the brain"
                },
                {
                    "text": "tissue from the mouth region"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["distinct", "particular", "specific"],
                "preposition": [
                    "from a/​the region",
                    "in a/​the region",
                    "within a/​the region"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when you are giving a number, price, etc. to show that it is not exact",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He earns somewhere in the region of €50 000."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "approximately"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈriːdʒən/",
                "audio": "re/region/region__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈriːdʒən/",
                "audio": "re/region/region__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French, from Latin regio(n-) ‘direction, district’, from regere ‘to rule, direct’."
}