surrounding region

collocation in English

meaningsofsurroundingandregion

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surrounding
adjective[before noun]
uk
/səˈraʊn.dɪŋ/us
/səˈraʊn.dɪŋ/
that is everywhere ...
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region
noun[C]
uk
/ˈriː.dʒən/us
/ˈriː.dʒən/
a particular area or part of the world, or any of the large official areas into which a country ...
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(Definition ofsurroundingandregionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Our spatial sampling procedure measured the contrast between a target area and asurroundingregioneight times larger in area.
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Its main resources included a sizeable amount of rents from herdades, mainly in thesurroundingregion.
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All these stands were situated in thesurroundingregionand were similar in tree species composition and age to those in the present study.
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Glasgow's student body was largely drawn from the youth of the city and itssurroundingregion.
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It had an annual fair, and in the spring, as many as 300 carriages from thesurroundingregionarrived for this occasion.
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These examinations include time-variable vertical temperature profiling of the locale andsurroundingregion, surface temperature and thermal inertial analysis, and correlation with the presence of high-atmosphere water-ice clouds.
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It is causing intense suffering to its own people while sending out waves of insecurity and chaos to thesurroundingregion.
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The hospital, however, must also serve thesurroundingregion, which brings the total number to 350,000.
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Economic performance in some areas is weak, with a knock-on effect on thesurroundingregion.
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Of course, much of thesurroundingregionis unexcavated, particularly the cave areas, and a rich archaelogical heritage could be permanently lost.
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That involves a knowledge of what decisions are likely to be taken about industry and housing in the wholesurroundingregion.
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Wrocław, and thesurroundingregion, can offer a vibrant and innovative academic environment, with over one hundred thousand gifted and ambitious young students and considerable new investment in industrial development.
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From here, one can have a breathtaking view of thesurroundingregionand the setting sun.
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It was soon discovered that stout whiting were highly abundant in thesurroundingregionand the fishery began to shift towards the species.
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In 1369, the citys population had been reduced to 95,000, with only 113,000 in thesurroundingregion.
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The city's population grew from 82,000 in 1125 to 400,000 in 1207 (and from 340,000 in thesurroundingregionto 1.6 million).
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Extra manpower was brought in from thesurroundingregionto help with the investigation.
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It is a center for trade in wheat, cotton, millet, and rice grown in thesurroundingregion.
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Thesurroundingregionhad 15,690 inhabitants, although it has not officially been designated as a statistical area.
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