bigger region vs larger region

Both 'bigger region' and 'larger region' are correct and commonly used in English. They can be used interchangeably to refer to a region that is greater in size or extent compared to another. The choice between 'bigger' and 'larger' is a matter of personal preference or style.

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bigger region

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a region that is greater in size or extent compared to another.

This phrase is used to describe a region that is physically larger or more extensive than another region.

Examples:

The bigger region of the country has more natural resources.
We need to focus on the bigger region for our marketing campaign.

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Bigger regions which are legally defined may be possible, for instance the Azores, and I refer to what Mr Nicholson said earlier about Northern Ireland.
Does the size of the bigger regions covered by the programme have a positive effect on their development?
Whole regions have been flooded, regions that are bigger than many of our Member States.
Bigger boats from Belgium, Holland and other UK regions have grabbed their share.
However, this report and these proposals indicate that our poorest regions could win twice over from enlargement, with a bigger internal market and a continuation of regional aid.
I have bigger problems than you in the Southwest region to deal with.
What is more, the Azores region alone is a bigger EEZ than that of any Member State, even though it only has 250000 inhabitants.
These structural interventions are not designed to bring about real development in each region which takes account of its unique features; on the contrary, they come second to even bigger profits for big business.
'Here, in a region that is bigger than England and Wales put together, 'there is just one road, built 150 years ago, by the British.
Anyone who enjoys skiing, as I do, will know that at around 15:00 in the afternoon in this region, noise pollution seems to be a bigger problem than damage to the natural environment.
The Commission believes that the EU can play a bigger part and be more active on resettlement by strengthening the Union's role globally and showing solidarity with the most affected regions.
In the bigger picture, the rapid erosion of a religious population mix in the Middle East spells human and economic impoverishment and threatens the entire region's stability and prosperity.
Regions and cities can help remedy this situation, not only by procuring and developing these products but also by fostering an economic environment which gives businesses better opportunities to access bigger markets;
Anyway, Ellen kept getting bigger and bigger in the - in the waistal region, right?
Anyway, Ellen kept getting bigger and bigger in the - in the waistal region, right?
Can the Commission explain, when deciding the allocation of funds, how Ireland could separate the bigger, richer areas from the smaller, more remote areas regions, with each region thereby receiving the most appropriate funding for their needs?
Producers who make a payment application for an area no bigger than the area which would be needed to produce 92 tonnes of cereals, on the basis of the yields determined for their region, are not bound by the set-aside obligation.
If remote regions, disabled people and so on run these risks, what can we say about the mass unemployed, the mass underemployed, the even bigger mass of the poorly paid?

Alternatives:

larger region
greater region
more extensive region
region of greater size
region of larger extent

larger region