subregion

[ suhb-ree-juhn ]

noun

1. a division or subdivision of a region, especially a division of a zoogeographical region.

subregion

/ sʌbˈriːdʒən /

noun

1. a subdivision of a region, esp a zoogeographical or ecological region

Derived Forms

• subˈregional, adjective

Other Words From

• sub·region·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of subregion¹

First recorded in 1860–65; sub- + region

Example Sentences

In the subregion including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, 71% of public schools have strict dress codes — the highest in the country, the report said.

From Seattle Times

“It is the most challenging issue facing the subregion since its inception,” said Ndiaye.

From Seattle Times

Elia added that services in the subregion “demonstrate a limited ability to serve a population with diverse needs.”

From Seattle Times

It has an overall margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points, with a 4.5-point error margin in each subregion.

From Washington Post

So in a recent study, scientists at Stanford didn’t just make scalp measurements in a blind search for the dlPFC; instead, they took fMRI scans of each subject’s brain in order to precisely identify the specific subregion of dlPFC that they wanted to target.

From Slate