regions'
Belonging to zones
Regions' is the possessive form of the plural regions, indicating something belongs to or is associated with multiple geographic areas: The regions' economies vary widely.
Like all plural possessives ending in s, the apostrophe follows the s with no additional letter.
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- dialectsRegional language variations
- cuisinesCultural cooking styles
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
heritage · identities · folklore · crafts · music · dances · languages · peoples
Lines marking separation
- territoriesAreas under jurisdiction
- bordersLines separating regions
- areasBounded sections of space
- zonesDefined territorial divisions
districts · provinces · states · lands · domains · sectors · localities · precincts
Ruling political authorities
- jurisdictionsAreas of legal control
- authoritiesThose holding official control
- councilsDeliberative governing bodies
- legislaturesBodies that make laws
policies · autonomy · sovereignty · representation · taxation · budgets · regulations · governance
Available assets or supplies
- industriesOrganized commercial production sectors
- exportsGoods sold abroad
- marketsTrade gathering places
- tradeExchange of commodities
development · agriculture · manufacturing · GDP · employment · infrastructure · investments · commerce
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- dialectsRegional language variations
- cuisinesCultural cooking styles
festivals · heritage · identities · folklore · crafts · music · dances · languages · peoples · communities
boundaries
Lines marking separation
- territoriesAreas under jurisdiction
- bordersLines separating regions
- areasBounded sections of space
zones · districts · provinces · states · lands · domains · sectors · localities · precincts · divisions
governments
Ruling political authorities
- jurisdictionsAreas of legal control
- authoritiesThose holding official control
- councilsDeliberative governing bodies
legislatures · policies · autonomy · sovereignty · representation · taxation · budgets · regulations · governance · officials
resources
Available assets or supplies
- industriesOrganized commercial production sectors
- exportsGoods sold abroad
- marketsTrade gathering places
trade · development · agriculture · manufacturing · GDP · employment · infrastructure · investments · commerce · productivity
brain
Seat of cognition
organs · anatomy · cerebral · lumbar · thoracic · abdominal · cranial · pelvic · spinal · cardiac
- nether regionsLower or infernal realms
- desert regionsDry, barren land areas
- regional theaterLocal professional drama company
- regional cookingPlace-based culinary traditions
- regional dishesArea-specific traditional foods
- regional slangInformal vocabulary of localities
region, regions, regional, regionally, regionalism, regionalisms, regionalist, regionalize, regionalization