region

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English

Etymology

From Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from regō. Doublet of regio.

Pronunciation

• enPR: rē′jən, IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːd͡ʒən/, [ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩]
• Rhymes: -iːdʒən

Noun

region (plural regions)

1. Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.

2. An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
   1. (historical) Such a division of the city of Rome and of the territory about Rome, of which the number varied at different times; a district, quarter, or ward.
   2. An administrative subdivision of the European Union.
   3. A subnational region of Chile; equivalent to province.
   4. (Ontario) Ellipsis of regional municipality; a county-level municipality.
   5. Ellipsis of administrative region.
      1. A subprovincial region of Quebec; the primary level subdivision; a prefecture.
3. (figuratively) The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
4. (anatomy) A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.

5. An approximate range.

6. (obsolete) Place; rank; station; dignity.
7. (obsolete) The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.

Derived terms

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Translations

References

• “region”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Further reading

• "region" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 264.

Anagrams

• Regino, eringo, ignore, ingoer

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian регион (region).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: re‧gi‧on

Noun

region

1. region

Declension

Derived terms

References

• “region”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Region.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛɡɪjon]
• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛɡɪjoːn]

Noun

region m inan

1. region

Declension

See also

Further reading

• “region”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “region”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “region”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regiō.

Noun

region c (singular definite regionen, plural indefinite regioner)

1. region

Inflection

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

From English region, from Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from regō. Doublet of regio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reˈɡiɔn]
• Hyphenation: ré‧gi‧on

Noun

region (uncountable)

1. region: an administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.

   Synonyms: daerah, kawasan

Related terms

Further reading

• “region” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Interlingua

Noun

region (plural regiones)

1. region

Ladin

Alternative forms

• raion

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regio, regionem.

Noun

region f (plural regions)

1. region

Middle English

Noun

region

1. Alternative form of regioun

Middle French

Etymology

Latin regiō.

Noun

region f (plural regions)

1. region (area, district, etc.)

Descendants

• French: région
  • → Romanian: regiune

References

• region on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regiō.

Noun

region m (definite singular regionen, indefinite plural regioner, definite plural regionene)

1. a region

Derived terms

References

• “region” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regiō.

Noun

region m (definite singular regionen, indefinite plural regionar, definite plural regionane)

1. a region

Derived terms

References

• “region” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin regiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

region f (plural regions)

1. region

Related terms

• regional

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Region, from Latin regiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.ɡjɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡjɔn
• Syllabification: re‧gion

Noun

region m inan

1. area, district, region

   Synonyms: dzielnica, kraina, obszar, obwód, rejon

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• region in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• region in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• rȇgija (Croatia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regiō.

Noun

regìōn m (Cyrillic spelling регѝо̄н)

1. (Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia) region
2. (by extension, Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia) former Yugoslavia (conceptualized as a cultural region)
3. (by extension, Croatia, derogatory) former Yugoslavia (usually in a derisive context)

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛɡɪˈuːn/

Noun

region c

1. region, area

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• regional
• regionär
• Västra Götalandsregionen

Further reading

• region in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker