Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Region

Region (r?"j?n) , noun

[French région, from Latin regio a direction, a boundary line, region, from 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. — Shakespeare
Philip, tetrarch of.. the region of Trachonitis. — Luke iii. 1
3.
The upper air; the sky; the heavens. [Obsolete]
Anon the dreadful thunder Doth rend the region. — Shakespeare
4.
The inhabitants of a district. — Matt. iii. 5
5.
Place; rank; station. [Obsolete or Rare]
He is of too high a region. — Shakespeare