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Region vs Coun - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between region and coun

is that region is 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 while coun is abbreviation of lang=en.

region

English

Noun

(wikipedia region) (en noun)
  • 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
    the temperate regions
    the polar regions
    the upper regions of the atmosphere
  • An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country or the European Union.
  • (historical) Such a division of the city of Rome and of the territory about Rome, of which the number varied at different times; a district, quarter, or ward.
  • (figuratively) The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
  • (anatomy) A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.
    • the abdominal regions
  • (obsolete) Place; rank; station; dignity.
  • (obsolete) The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.

    • Related terms

    * regional * regionally * regionarius * regionary * regionic * radiate * radiation

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    English

    Noun

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  • * 1866 , “Appendix to Report of the Minister of Agriculture and Statistics: The Blue Book; or, Statement of the Public Service of Canada for the year 1864”, in Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada , volume 26, page 7:
    • Entered service of Leg. Coun.' of U. C. May, 1822. Appointed Clerk Asst. to Leg. ' Coun. in 1841—Master in Chancery in 1851.
  • * 1922 July 1, in A. Precott Folwell (editor), Public Works , Volume 53, Number 1, page 13:
    • Ind., Goshen— Elkhart Co. Coun. approved road building program requiring $347,200 bond issue for hard surf. roads.
  • * 2003 , , Absolute Friends , ][http://www.amazon.com/Absolute-Friends-John-Carre/dp/0316159395 Little, Brown and Company (2004), ISBN 978-0-316-15939-5, page 176:
    • “And we work full-time with the Brit. Coun. ?”