nether region
English
noun
Definitions
- (often) Hell; a realm beneath the surface of the earth conceived as the abode of the souls of the dead and, sometimes, as the abode of demons or evil spirits.
- (often) A place which is subterranean or enclosed beneath a surface, especially one which is dark, dank, or otherwise inhospitable.
- (often) The private parts between the legs; the groin or buttocks.
Etymology
Prefix from English region.
Origin
English
region
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Euroregion English
- National Capital Region English
- bioregion English
- eco-region English
- ergoregion English
- ethnoregion English
- georegion English
- macroregion English
- megaregion English
- meso-region English
- mesoregion English
- micro-region English
- microregion English
- multiregion English
- nanoregion English
- netherregion English
- region English
- region rat English
- regionful English
- regionic English
- regioning English
- regionism English
- regionist English
- regionless English
- regionwide English
- subregion English
- superregion English
- transregionate English
- zooregion English
- regioun Middle English
- rijen Tok Pisin
- region
- regionic
- bioregion
- georegion
- regionist
- regionism
- regioning
- subregion
- regionful
- zooregion
- ergoregion
- eco-region
- nanoregion
- regionless
- mesoregion
- region rat
- megaregion
- regionwide
- Euroregion
- ethnoregion
- meso-region
- macroregion
- superregion
- multiregion
- microregion
- netherregion
- micro-region
- transregionate
- National Capital Region