macroregion

A macroregion is a geopolitical subdivision that encompasses several traditionally or politically defined regions or countries. The meaning may vary, with the common denominator being cultural, economical, historical or social similarity within a macroregion. The term is often used in the context of globalization.

• It may refer to various kinds of grouping of nation states basing on geographical proximity.John H. Dunning (2000) "Regions, Globalization, and the Knowledge-Based Economy", {{ISBN|0-19-829536-7}}
• In Romania, macroregiuni ("macroregions") are a higher-level subdivision of the country.
• Sometimes the Greater Region of Saarland-Lorraine-Luxembourg -Rhineland-Palatinate-Wallonia-French Community of Belgium- and German-speaking Community of Belgium, which has not found a specific shortcut yet, is called "the macroregion".
• Physiographic macroregions of China.G.W. Skinner (ed.) (1977) "The City in Late Imperial China." Stanford University Press.
• Regions of Brazil are often referred to as "macroregions", to avoid the confusion of the common word "region".p. 100, Trade, networks, and hierarchies: modeling regional and interregional economies, edited by Geoffrey Hewings, Michael Sonis, and David E. Boyce, Springer, 2002, {{ISBN|3-540-43087-3}}.
• Bajío macroregion in the north-central Western Mexico is a clear example of the concept.