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n. a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"

n. [any large and indefinite part of the Earth's surface]

n. the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"

region, realm

n. a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"

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section

n. a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"

section, plane section

n. (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid

tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel

n. an extended area of land

proximity

n. the region close around a person or thing

environs, purlieu

n. an outer adjacent area of any place

quarter

n. a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"

locus

n. the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle"

quadrant

n. any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes

quadrant, quarter-circle

n. a quarter of the circumference of a circle

zone

n. a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features

terrain

n. a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"

land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma

n. the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"

precinct

n. a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes

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