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S: (n) sign of the zodiac (sign_of_the_zodiac%1:15:00::), star sign (star_sign%1:15:00::), sign (sign%1:15:00::), mansion (mansion%1:15:00::), house (house%1:15:00::), planetary house (planetary_house%1:15:00::) ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)

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S: (n) region (region%1:15:00::), part (part%1:15:00::) (the extended spatial location of something) "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"

S: (n) atmosphere (atmosphere%1:15:00::), air (air%1:15:01::) (the mass of air surrounding the Earth) "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"
S: (n) biosphere (biosphere%1:15:00::) (the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist)
S: (n) depths (depths%1:15:00::) ((plural) the deepest and most remote part) "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space"
S: (n) interplanetary space (interplanetary_space%1:15:00::) (the part of outer space within the solar system)
S: (n) interstellar space (interstellar_space%1:15:00::) (the space between stars)
S: (n) heliosphere (heliosphere%1:15:00::) (the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system)
S: (n) intergalactic space (intergalactic_space%1:15:00::) (the space between galaxies) "the Milky Way travels through intergalactic space"
S: (n) deep space (deep_space%1:15:00::) (any region in space outside the solar system)
S: (n) aerospace (aerospace%1:15:00::) (the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole)
S: (n) zone (zone%1:15:01::) (an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic)
S: (n) belt (belt%1:15:00::) (an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found) "a belt of high pressure"
S: (n) bottom (bottom%1:15:01::) (the lowest part of anything) "they started at the bottom of the hill"
S: (n) county (county%1:15:00::) ((United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) "the county has a population of 12,345 people"
S: (n) distance (distance%1:15:00::) (a distant region) "I could see it in the distance"
S: (n) Eden (eden%1:15:00::), paradise (paradise%1:15:01::), nirvana (nirvana%1:15:00::), heaven (heaven%1:15:01::), promised land (promised_land%1:15:01::), Shangri-la (shangri-la%1:15:00::) (any place of complete bliss and delight and peace)
S: (n) extremity (extremity%1:15:00::) (the outermost or farthest region or point)
S: (n) hell (hell%1:15:01::), hell on earth (hell_on_earth%1:15:00::), hellhole (hellhole%1:15:00::), snake pit (snake_pit%1:15:00::), the pits (the_pits%1:15:00::), inferno (inferno%1:15:00::) (any place of pain and turmoil) "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"
S: (n) inside (inside%1:15:01::), interior (interior%1:15:01::) (the region that is inside of something)
S: (n) ionosphere (ionosphere%1:15:00::) (the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons)
S: (n) layer (layer%1:15:00::) (a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another)
S: (n) outside (outside%1:15:01::), exterior (exterior%1:15:01::) (the region that is outside of something)
S: (n) radius (radius%1:15:00::) (a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius) "they located it within a radius of 2 miles"
S: (n) side (side%1:15:02::) (a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location) "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side"
S: (n) air (air%1:15:00::) (the region above the ground) "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air"
S: (n) vacuum (vacuum%1:15:00::), vacuity (vacuity%1:15:00::) (a region that is devoid of matter)
S: (n) top (top%1:15:01::) (the upper part of anything) "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"
S: (n) zodiac (zodiac%1:15:00::) (a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes)
S: (n) sign of the zodiac (sign_of_the_zodiac%1:15:00::), star sign (star_sign%1:15:00::), sign (sign%1:15:00::), mansion (mansion%1:15:00::), house (house%1:15:00::), planetary house (planetary_house%1:15:00::) ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)
S: (n) Papua (papua%1:15:00::) (the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea)
S: (n) Sind (sind%1:15:00::) (a region of southeastern Pakistan)
S: (n) black hole (black_hole%1:17:00::) (a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field)
S: (n) Kuiper belt (kuiper_belt%1:17:00::), Edgeworth-Kuiper belt (edgeworth-kuiper_belt%1:17:00::) (a disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune)
S: (n) mare (mare%1:17:00::), maria (maria%1:17:00::) (a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon)
S: (n) D-layer (d-layer%1:15:00::), D region (d_region%1:15:00::) (the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves)
S: (n) Appleton layer (appleton_layer%1:15:00::), F layer (f_layer%1:15:00::), F region (f_region%1:15:00::) (the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission)
S: (n) Heaviside layer (heaviside_layer%1:15:00::), Kennelly-Heaviside layer (kennelly-heaviside_layer%1:15:00::), E layer (e_layer%1:15:00::), E region (e_region%1:15:00::) (a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length)
S: (n) Achaea (achaea%1:15:00::) (a region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese)
S: (n) Doris (doris%1:15:00::) (a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken)
S: (n) Cynoscephalae (cynoscephalae%1:15:00::) (the fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the Macedonians)
S: (n) Transylvania (transylvania%1:15:00::) (a historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania at the end of World War I)
S: (n) Witwatersrand (witwatersrand%1:15:00::), Rand (rand%1:15:00::), Reef (reef%1:15:00::) (a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese)

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S: (n) zodiac (zodiac%1:15:00::) (a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes)