Synonyms for Region (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')):
neighborhood
WordNet sense 2 (the extended spatial location of something):
part
WordNet sense 3 (a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about):
domain, realm
WordNet sense 4 (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve):
area
From the ODE community, based on WordNet
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