precinct vs region

precinct

noun
  • A subdivision of a city or town for the purposes of voting and representation in city or town government. In cities, precincts may be grouped into wards. 

  • A pedestrianized and uncovered shopping area. 

  • The general area surrounding a place, environs. 

  • A subdivision of a city under the jurisdiction of a specific group of police; the police station situated in that district. 

  • An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls. 

region

noun
  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • A subnational region of Chile; equivalent to province. 

  • An administrative subdivision of the European Union. 

  • A subprovincial region of Quebec; the primary level subdivision; a prefecture. 

  • The inhabitants of a region or district of a country. 

  • A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated. 

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