ADJ
- large
- small
- entire, whole
- distinct, particular, specific
- northern, southern, etc.
- central
- border, far-flung, outlying, peripheral, remote
- neighbouring, surrounding
- unexplored
- geographical
- arid, coastal, desert, equatorial, jungle, mountain/mountainous, polar, tropical
- Basque, Gulf, London, Pacific, etc.
- autonomous
- urbanized
- rural
- populated
- a sparsely populated region
- economic
- developed, industrial
- developing
- depressed, poor, underdeveloped
- the poorer regions of the continent
- prosperous, rich
- Italy's richest region
- oil-producing, etc.
VERB + REGION
- inhabit, live in
- Nomads have inhabited this region for thousands of years
- work in
- leave
- visit
- divide sth into
- The country is divided into 17 autonomous regions
- confine sb/sth to
- This bird is largely confined to the southern regions of the country
REGION + VERB
- cover sb/sth
- The champagne-producing region covers 34,500 hectares
PREP
- across a/the ~
- Sports events across the region have been cancelled because of the weather
- from a/the ~
- Twenty participants from the Asia-Pacific region will be invited to the seminar
- in/within a/the ~
- The animal is found in the northern regions of Sweden
- in the ~ of
- (figurative) She earns in the region of (= approximately) £ 200,000
- throughout a/the ~
- The plant is found throughout the western regions of the country
PHRASES
- sth varies from region to region
- Sanitary facilities varied widely from region to region
ADJ
- distinct, particular, specific
- brain, etc.
PREP
- from a/the ~
- tissue from the mouth region
- in/within a/the ~
- cells in a particular region of the brain