<noun.location> the farming regions of France religions in all parts of the world regions of outer space
a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
<noun.body> in the abdominal region
a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
<noun.location> penguins inhabit the polar regions
the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')
<noun.quantity> it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job the price is in the neighborhood of $100
a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
<noun.cognition> it was a limited realm of discourse here we enter the region of opinion the realm of the occult
Region \Re"gion\ (r?"j?n), n. [F. r['e]gion, from L. regio a direction, a boundary line, region, fr. regere to guide, direct. See {Regimen}.] 1. One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in general, a portion of space or territory of indefinite extent; country; province; district; tract.
If thence he 'scappe, into whatever world, Or unknown region. --Milton.
2. Tract, part, or space, lying about and including anything; neighborhood; vicinity; sphere. ``Though the fork invade the region of my heart.'' --Shak.
Philip, tetrarch of .. the region of Trachonitis. --Luke iii. 1.
3. The upper air; the sky; the heavens. [Obs.]
Anon the dreadful thunder Doth rend the region. --Shak.
4. The inhabitants of a district. --Matt. iii. 5.
5. Place; rank; station. [Obs. or R.]
He is of too high a region. --Shak.
Domain \Do*main"\, n. [F. domaine, OF. demaine, L. dominium, property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, owner. See {Dame}, and cf {Demesne}, {Dungeon}.] 1. Dominion; empire; authority.
2. The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. Also used figuratively. [WordNet sense 2]
The domain of authentic history. --E. Everett.
The domain over which the poetic spirit ranges. --J. C. Shairp.
3. Landed property; estate; especially, the land about the mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy; demesne. [WordNet sense 2] --Shenstone.
4. (Law) Ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one has in his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount or sovereign ownership.
5. (Math.) the set of values which the independent variable of a function may take. Contrasted to {range}, which is the set of values taken by the dependent variable. [WordNet sense 3] [PJC]
6. (Math.) a connected set of points, also called a {region}. [PJC]
7. (Physics) a region within a ferromagnetic material, composed of a number of atoms whose magnetic poles are pointed in the same direction, and which may move together in a coordinated manner when disturbed, as by heating. The direction of polarity of adjacent domains may be different, but may be aligned by a strong external magnetic field. [PJC]
8. (Computers) an address within the internet computer network, which may be a single computer, a network of computers, or one of a number of accounts on a multiuser computer. The domain specifies the location (host computer) to which communications on the internet are directed. Each domain has a corresponding 32-bit number usually represented by four numbers separated by periods, as 128.32.282.56. Each domain may also have an alphabetical name, usually composed of a name plus an extension separated by a period, as worldsoul.org; the alphabetical name is referred to as a domain name. [PJC]
9. (Immunology) the three-dimensional structure within an immunoglobulin which is formed by one of the homology regions of a heavy or light chain. --Dict. Sci. Tech. [PJC]
10. the field of knowledge, expertise, or interest of a person; as, he had a limited domain of discourse; I can't comment on that, it's outside my domain. [WordNet sense 5]
Syn: domain, realm, field, area. [PJC]
11. a particular environment or walk of life. [WordNet sense 1]
12. people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest. [WordNet sense 4]
Syn: world, domain. [PJC]
{Public domain},
1. the territory belonging to a State or to the general government; public lands. [U.S.]
2. the situation or status of intellectual property which is not protected by copyright, patent or other restriction on use. Anything
{in the public domain} may be used by anyone without restriction. The effective term of force of copyrights and patents are limited by statute, and after the term expires, the writings and inventions thus protected go into the public domain and are free for use by all.
{Right of eminent domain}, that superior dominion of the sovereign power over all the property within the state, including that previously granted by itself, which authorizes it to appropriate any part thereof to a necessary public use, reasonable compensation being made.
We look forward to providing a unique and exciting shopping experience to the region." Macy's operates 149 department stores in the United States under the names Macy's, Bullock's and I. Magnin.
By attempting to reconcile some of these bitter enemies, Mr. Gorbachev is seeking to establish himself as the unlikely heir to Henry Kissinger and Anwar Sadat as the region's preeminent deal maker.
Florida's rich citrus growing region reported minor crop damage after the second night of record cold.
Miami Report II's main focus is economic, however, and the authors offer what they say are moderate policies to curb the departure of capital from the region.
The Iraqi leader's seizure of neighboring Kuwait more than two months ago led to an unprecedented U.S. military buildup in the petroleum-rich region and has doubled the price of oil since midsummer.
Chinese telephone operators often do not connect calls to the remote Himalayan region.
Both Mobil and Indian Oil had much to offer and much to gain at a time of growth in the region.
In April, the Seto Ohashi, or Great Bridge, comprised of six suspension bridges reaching five small islands in the Seto Inland Sea, will open to both rail and vehicle traffic between Honshu's Okayama region and Shikoku Island in southern Japan.
Strommen said the West is severely lacking in moisture from reduced snowpack during the winter, which resulted in "well-below-normal" reservoir levels in much of the region, including Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Nevada.
The demonstrators were protesting the introduction of compulsory bilingual education in secondary schools in the region, which belongs to Yugoslavia's southern republic of Macedonia.
The Caribbean Basin Initiative, an administration program enacted by Congress during Reagan's first term, is a system of economic aid to countries of the region through trade preferences and other forms of assistance.
Aside from the mainly transshipment traffic through Singapore, Malaysia is Britain's biggest export market in the South-East Asia region. Britain's exports to Malaysia have nearly trebled in value in the last five years, reaching Pounds 636m last year.
"In the course of my talks with the representatives of both governments, I suggested ways to move the talks forward within the framework of Resolution 598 in order to achieve a comprehensive and lasting peace in the region," he said.
"If nobody is talking to anybody in this region, we'll never accomplish anything," says Mr. Norman.
The first part of the exhibit concentrates on the powerful region of Prussia, named for an exterminated pagan tribe.
He said the group seized control of the Brokondo region in Central Suriname over the weekend and overtook the Afobaka hydroelectric about 60 miles south of the capital.
They are demanding that Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-dominated region in the neighboring republic of Azerbaijan, be turned over to Armenia Ethnic Azeris are predominantly Moslem, while most Armenians are Christian.
Sharon made the pledge as he established a new settlement, Kanaf, in the region, which the Israelis annexed in 1981.
The northwestern region has been drenched since annual monsoon rains began in July.
And I will reinforce our support for the courageous leaders of the region at the upcoming drug summit at Cardagena.
Also the north has the highest burglary rate in the UK. Given the region's high unemployment levels - second only to Northern Ireland - the surprise is that so many in the north have joined the share-owning democracy.
The following are excepts from Steven Butler's interview with Mr Ishii. Q: Sendai has made big efforts to attract high-technology investments to the region.
"They aren't leaving the region, just reducing costs," he says, adding that high-tech investments generally haven't been affected by such moves.
Former Premier Lubomir Strougal also was among the hunting devotees, as was veteran Communist hard-liner Vasil Bilak, who liked to hunt in his home region of Slovakia, CTK reported.
A strong aftershock in southwest China's quake-stricken border region destroyed 620 houses and injured 13 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday.
The violence has claimed at least 18 lives since it began Saturday in Abkhazia, a 3,320-mile autonomous region in Georgia. Komsomolskaya Pravda reported Thursday that 339 people have been injured, including 30 policemen and seven internal security troops.
Income is more concentrated in the hands of the rich in Latin America than in any other region of the world.
Its bid also included the dairy's management and milk producers from the Gyor region. The two groups prepared their bids just as the new government was drawing up its privatisation strategy.
Interest charges fell from Dollars 123.7m to Dollars 110m. Kroger's poor results are partly due to a strike by clerks and meat-cutters in the Michigan region.
But it is not beyond imagination to think of ways to use the military leverage the U.S. now has in the region to persuade Mr. Hussein to say yes.