"regions" meaning in English

See regions in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənz/ Audio: en-us-regions.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} regions
  1. plural of region Tags: form-of, plural Form of: region
    Sense id: en-regions-en-noun-R8Jpq64m

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənz/ Audio: en-us-regions.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} regions pl (plural only)
  1. (Ireland, British, definite: the regions) the rest of the country excluding the capital city or metropolitan region Tags: British, Ireland, definite, plural, plural-only Synonyms (rest of the country): the provinces [British]
    Sense id: en-regions-en-noun-67RhAJ0h Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 34 66

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