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ˈsubˌregion
[sub- 7 c.]
A division or subdivision of a region.
1864A. R. Wallace in Proc. Zool. Soc. 273 Confining our attention now to the Australian region only, we may divide it into three subregions—Australia, the Pacific Islands, and the Austro-Malayan group—each of which has a distinctive character. 1869Sclater Ibid. 125 The true Australian sub⁓region (Subregio australis), comprising continental Australia, with, perhaps, the exception of the northern promontory of Cape York. 1882Minchin Unipl. Kinemat. 194 That portion of the space bounded by the contour DEF which is not included in any of the sub-regions A, B, C. 1898A. N. Whitehead Treat. Universal Algebra I. i. 125 A region defined by any ρ independent letters lying in a region of ν–1 dimensions, where ρ is less than ν, is called a subregion of the original region. 1959G. & R. C. James Math. Dict. 374/1 Subregion, a region within a region. 1974Nature 11 Oct. 531/1 The periventricular areas of the hypothalamus were further dissected into four subregions and assayed for adrenaline. 1977Verbatim Dec. 7/2 Cultural maps, such as those provided by Odum and Vance, would have been more useful than his reprinted essay from PMLA in identifying the subregions of the South.
Hence subˈregional a., of or pertaining to a subregion.
1875Encycl. Brit. III. 747 marg., Their [sc. the Galapagos] Subregional assignation doubtful. 1946Richmond (Va.) News Leader 7 Feb. 3/3 The Richmond sub-regional office of the Veterans Administration will be open..until 5 p.m. 1966[see leisure n. 6 a and c]. 1977Lancet 14 May 1054/1 We were surprised to read..that the treatment of leukæmia should no longer be regarded as regional or subregional. |