subregion
noun
sub·re·gion
ˈsəb-ˌrē-jən 
1
: a subdivision of a region
2
: one of the primary divisions of a biogeographic region
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However, it is now being recognized that these urban landscapes were not uniform, but exhibited significant variations in settlement density, both within and around cities and between subregions.
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Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
Pasquet does his big work on a small estate in Graves, a subregion of Bordeaux.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2024
Although its footprint in the Sahel is lighter, Russia’s interest in the subregion is also inextricably linked to U.S. disengagement and French missteps.
—Samuel Ramani, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2022
Nicolas-Jay increased its estate plantings in the Dundee Hills AVA, a Willamette subregion, from 3.5 to seven acres between 2018 and 2023.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 30 June 2024
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Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
Pasquet does his big work on a small estate in Graves, a subregion of Bordeaux.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2024
Although its footprint in the Sahel is lighter, Russia’s interest in the subregion is also inextricably linked to U.S. disengagement and French missteps.
—Samuel Ramani, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2022
Nicolas-Jay increased its estate plantings in the Dundee Hills AVA, a Willamette subregion, from 3.5 to seven acres between 2018 and 2023.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 30 June 2024
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“Subregion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subregion. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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