noun

regions

REE-juhnz

noun

Areas outside a country's capital or main city, especially when contrasted with it.

"House prices have risen faster in the regions than in the capital."

How to Use Regions

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishUsed, often in British and Australian English, to mean "everywhere outside the capital city."

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House prices have risen faster in the _____ than in the capital.

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