região

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regiōnem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [he.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈʒjɐ̃w̃/ [heˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [he.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈʒjɐ̃w̃/ [heˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [χe.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈʒjɐ̃w̃/ [χeˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈʒjɐ̃w̃/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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Noun

região f (plural regiões)

1. region, district

   Synonym: zona

Derived terms

• mesorregião
• microrregião

Related terms

• regional

Further reading

• “região”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025