region

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

Area of indefinite extent

Nouns

1. region, sphere, ground, soil, area, hemisphere, latitude, meridian, zone, clime, climate; quarter, district, beat, orb, circuit, circle; vicinity, neighborhood, premises, precinct, pale, department, domain, bailiwick, dominion, section, tract, territory. Slang, turf.

2. country, state, canton, county, shire, province, city, conurbation, arrondissement, parish, township, borough, hundred, riding, principality, duchy, realm, kingdom, empire.

3. Bible Belt, corn belt, green belt, Pacific Rim, rust belt, sun belt.

4. arena, march; patch, plot, enclosure, enclave, field, court.

5.

a. [North] American, northerner, southerner, easterner, westerner. Slang, John Q. Public, Joe Sixpack, Joe Blow.

b. Australian, down under. Slang, Oz.

c. Canadian. Slang, hoser, canuck.

d. Dutchman, Netherlander.

Slang, nic frog, Dutcher.

e. Frenchman. Slang, frog[-eater], parleyvoo.

f. German [American]. Slang, jerry, gerry, heinie, kraut[head], hun, Dutcher, flapdragon, limburger.

g. Hungarian [American]. Slang, hunkie.

h. [American] Indian, Native American, Amerind[ian]; Eskimo, Inuit. Slang, si-wash.

i. Irish [American]. Slang, flannel mouth, Greek, harp, paddy, mick[ey].

j. Italian [American]. Slang, dino, dago, eytie, greaser, organ-grinder, Guinea, spaghetti, spic, wop, chawmouth, ghin, gingo, pizza man, ringtail, salt-water turkey, sky, spill.

k. Indian, Pakistani. Slang, dothead, Packie.

l. Polish [American]. Slang, polack, poski, pscrew, yak, lock.

m. Scandinavian. Slang, dumbsocks, herring-choker.

n. Spanish American, Hispanic, Mexican [American], Puerto Rican, Cuban, chicano. Slang, beaner, dago, chicano, greaseball, Mick[ey], greaser, mex, oiler, paisano, chili-eater, spic, parakeet, taco[-bender], tio taco, tamale, wetback, pepper[-belly]. See inhabitant.

Adjectives — regional, sectional, territorial, local, parochial, vicinal, provincial, topographical.

Related categories, see location, space, abode, part.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [An indefinite area]

Syn. country, district, territory, section, sector, province, zone, realm, vicinity, quarter, locale, locality, environs, precinct, county, neighborhood, terrain, domain, range.

2. [A limited area]

Syn. precinct, ward, quarter; see area 2 .

3. [Scope]

Syn. sphere, province, realm; see field 4 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

area, territory, zone, locality, location, district, place, ward, quarter, province, vicinity, spot, realm.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A part of the earth's surface: area, belt, district, locality, neighborhood, quarter, tract, zone. Informal: neck of the woods. See TERRITORY. 2. A particular area used for or associated with a specific individual or activity: country, district, terrain, territory. Slang: turf. See TERRITORY.