geographic region

collocation in English

meaningsofgeographicalandregion

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geographical
adjective
uk
/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
us
/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
relating to geography, or to the geography of a particular area ...
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region
noun[C]
uk
/ˈriː.dʒən/
us
/ˈriː.dʒən/
a particular area or part of the world, or any of the large official areas into which a country ...
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(Definition ofgeographicalandregionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgeographic region

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Areas are defined as thegeographicregionover which the insurers set premiums.
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No apparent pattern could be found between the genetic diversity of metacercariae and their source (geographicregion, host species).
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The soils, flora, and fauna of ageographicregionuninhabited by humans largely reflect climatic and geologic factors.
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Six to nine bands were specific to eachgeographicregion.
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Additionally, all of the studies conducted t o date have incorporated data collected from a relatively broadgeographicregion.
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Second, we study thegeographicregionand distribution of potbelly sculpture.
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That long-standing residence within ageographicregionmatters to trematode diversity seems clear.
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Both techniques allowed hierarchical relationships to be defined, even though the isolates were sampled from a smallgeographicregionover a short period of time.
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Both of these studies, however, are limited to a singlegeographicregion, and the comparison to other regions is implicit.
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In view of thegeographicregion, it is not surprising that the meteorological variable of principal interest is rainfall.
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To see this, the reader should imagine that everyone in her city or county undergoes a mutation and can no longer reproduce with anyone from any othergeographicregion.
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Transgenic arthropods could potentially impact a largegeographicregion.
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In relation to group 2, although we may separate the strains into three subgroups, no segregation was observed in relation togeographicregion, time or species.
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It is not possible to break these down accurately by age, gender orgeographicregion.
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Will he confirm that there are no grounds at all for differential rates, whether by sector orgeographicregion?
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All numbers depend to some extent on thegeographicregion.
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In other cases where network of sales representative, the company can transfer them exclusive rights to sell in a particulargeographicregion.
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Several distinct, naturally occurring colour varieties are recognised as haplotypes, each found in a specificgeographicregion.
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