Re"gion (r?"j?n), n. [F. région, from L. regio a direction, a boundary line, region, fr. 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."
Shak.
Philip, tetrarch of .. the region of Trachonitis.
Luke
iii. 1. 3. The upper air; the sky; the
heavens. [Obs.]
Anon the dreadful thunder
Doth rend the region.
Shak.
4. The inhabitants of a district. Matt. iii.
5.
5. Place; rank; station. [Obs. or R.]
He is of too high a region.
Shak.
Hear it pronounced