region

noun (a region, regions)

«region» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A region is a large area of land or of a country, with its own features, such as a type of weather, plants or people. tree →
A part of the body: the lower back region. tree →
In maths, an area or space on a diagram, for example the parts of a Venn diagram. tree →

In the lessons

Used in geography lessons: polar regions, desert regions, regions of a country. In maths: sorting numbers into regions of a Venn or Carroll diagram. Phrase: "in the region of" means "about" (in the region of 100 = about 100).

Examples

The Arctic is a cold region. tree →
Wine is made in this region of France. tree →
Which region of the country do you live in? tree →
Put the number in the correct region of the Venn diagram. tree →
The cost will be in the region of fifty pounds. tree →
Rainforests grow in tropical regions. tree →
He felt pain in his stomach region. tree →
The region round the little town of Kjoge is very bleak and cold. tree →

Note

Countable. Adjective: regional. "In the region of" = approximately, important in estimates.

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah it is a named district, such as the region of Argob in Bashan.

Interpretation. The land east of the Jordan was given to Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh.

Examples

And we took all his cities at that time; there was not a city which we took not from them; threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. (Torah DEU.3.4, JPS 1917) tree →
and the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half-tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob — all that Bashan is called the land of Rephaim. (Torah DEU.3.13, JPS 1917) tree →
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth-jair, unto this day. — (Torah DEU.3.14, JPS 1917) tree →
This is the land that yet remaineth: all the regions of the Philistines, and all the Geshurites; (Prophets JOS.13.2, JPS 1917) tree →
the king of Dor in the region of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in the Gilgal, one; (Prophets JOS.12.23, JPS 1917) tree →
the son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife; (Prophets 1KI.4.11, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable. Adjective: regional. "In the region of" = approximately, important in estimates.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «region» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «region» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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