marriage noun (TWO PEOPLE) B1 [ C or U ] a legally accepted relationship between two people in which they live together, or the official ceremony that results in this: They had a long and happy marriage. She went to live in another state after the break-up of her marriage. She has two daughters by her first marriage.
Examples of Formal Regions. 1  States-Texas, Florida, South Carolina, etc. 2  Countries-US, Mexico, Canada, etc. 3  Cities-Austin, Dallas, Houston, etc. 4  The area of town where the wealthiest people live. 5  The Sahara Desert of Africa. 6  US city where more than 50% of the residents speak Spanish.
Regions have some sort of characteristic that unifies the area. Regions can be formal, functional, or vernacular. Formal regions are those that are designated by official boundaries, such as cities, states, counties, and countries.or the most part, they are clearly indicated and publicly known. Functional regions are defined by their connections. For example, the circulation area for a major city area is the functional region of that paper.