region (hendiOrgs)
                    
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            <region> (region) marks the name of an administrative unit at the contemporary period such as a state, province, or county, larger than a settlement, but smaller than a country. NB not some geographical feature which shall be marked up with geogName.
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                                                    rec
                                                
                                            
                                                        Datatype
                                                    
                                                    hendi.places.pointer
                                                    
                                    Example
                                
                                <placeName>
        <region type="state" n="IL">Illinois</region>
      </placeName> 
                         
                         
                         
                         
                        