Region can be used to mean:

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 proper techniques of space delimitation covers regionalization.

   the equatorial regions

   the temperate regions

   the polar regions

   the upper regions of the atmosphere

2. An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country or the European Union.
3. The geographically-specific encoding present on many commercially-produced DVDs.
4. (historical) Such a division of the city of Rome and of the territory about Rome, of which the number varied at different times; a district, quarter, or ward.
5. (figuratively) The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
6. (anatomy) A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.

   the abdominal regions

7. {obsolete} Place; rank; station; dignity.
8. {obsolete} The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.
9. For the QuickDraw data structure, see QuickDraw.

Regions are conceptual constructs and, thus, may vary among cultures and individuals.

Administrative regions

---

The word "region" is taken from the Latin regio, and a number of countries have borrowed the term as the formal name for a type of subnational entity (eg, the región, used in Chile). In English, the word is also used as the conventional translation for equivalent terms in other languages (e.g., the область (oblast), used in Russia alongside with a broader term регион).

More on [ Region ]

NPR Topics: Arts & Culture

Magazines Brings New Voices To Multicultural Experience
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0400
The growing racial and ethnic diversity of America has encouraged publishers to start magazines that address a new, multicultural generation of readers. In this month's Magazine Mavens, the creative forces behind three such publications discuss their vision — Lori Robinson, of Vida AfroLatina; Christopher Windham, of Human Nature and Navdeep Kathuria, of ABCD Lady.
Legendary 'Mom' Phylicia Rashad On Life in the Arts
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0400
Acclaimed actress Phylicia Rashad is perhaps best known for her role as Clair Huxtable in the groundbreaking hit sitcom, "The Cosby Show." Now, she's up for an Emmy award for her performance in the television production of "A Raisin in the Sun." Rashad speaks about her legendary work on stage and screen, the influence of the arts on African-American communities and the significance of playing "Mom."
'All My Children' Seeks Iraq War Vet
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:32:00 -0400
It's a move that might be inspired by the Oscar-winning movie The Best Years of Our Lives. The popular daytime soap opera All My Children is looking for an Iraq war veteran to play the role of a, well, Iraq war veteran.

Reuters: Entertainment News

Matt Damon, wife welcome baby girl
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:30:05 -0400
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Matt Damon and his wife welcomed their second daughter into the world on Wednesday, and all were "doing great," his spokeswoman said.
Superhero summer heads for $4 billion box office
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:43:09 -0400
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood studios are nearing the end of their summer of superheroes with domestic box office receipts expected to roughly match last year's record $4.18 billion sum despite lower movie attendance.
Kerkorian makes rare public appearance at trial
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:22:02 -0400
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Press-shy billionaire Kirk Kerkorian made a rare public appearance Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom to testify in the federal wiretapping trial of his longtime friend, attorney Terry Christensen.

Subscribe to Arts_and_Entertainment RSS feed