REGION

noun

7 Scrabble

9 WWF

R 1

E 1

G 2

I 1

O 1

N 1

Definition

Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.

"the equatorial regions"