"regions" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2000 November 7, Emer Hughes, “Fair city losing out to the regions”, in Sunday Business Post:",
          "text": "Tom Clancy of Elan Recruitment thinks that staff shortages in the regions could be as severe as in Dublin.",
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        "(Ireland, British, definite: the regions) the rest of the country excluding the capital city or metropolitan region"
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