Where are the loins on a human?

I'm reading a book for class and they write about loins on a soul. where are they? Main Entry: loin
Pronunciation: \'loin\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English loyne, from Anglo-French loigne, from Vulgar Latin *lumbea, from Latin lumbus; akin to Old English lendenu loins, Old Church Slavic ledvije
Date: 14th century
1 a: the cog of a human being or quadruped on respectively side of the spinal column between the hipbone and the false ribs b: a cut of meat comprising this part of one or both sides of a carcass next to the adjoining partly of the vertebrae included but without the flank
2plural a: the upper and lower abdominal regions and the region something like the hips b (1): the pubic region (2): the reproductive organs
I'm guessing around the genital area...