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See also: Region, región, and région

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/, (Indic) /ˈɾiːd͡ʒ(ij)an/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːdʒən

Noun

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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.
    the equatorial regions
    the temperate regions
    the polar regions
    the upper regions of the atmosphere
  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.
    the abdominal regions
  5. An approximate range.
    The average age of the club's members is in the region of 35.
  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.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated

References

Further reading

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

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Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian регион (region).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: re‧gi‧on

Noun

region

  1. region

Declension

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Derived terms

References

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Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Region.

Pronunciation

Noun

region m inan

  1. region

Declension

Declension of region (hard masculine inanimate)
More information singular, plural ...

See also

Further reading

Danish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regiō.

Noun

region c (singular definite regionen, plural indefinite regioner)

  1. region

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • regional
  • regional-tv
  • regionalavis
  • regionalbank
  • regionalfond
  • regionalgeografi
  • regionalgeografisk
  • regionalisere
  • regionalisering
  • regionalisme
  • regionalplan
  • regionalplanlægning
  • regionalpolitik
  • regionalprogram
  • regionalradio
  • regionalråd
  • regionalsprog
  • regionalstation
  • regionaltog
  • regionalvalg
  • regionschef
  • regionsdirektør
  • regionsformand
  • regionshospital
  • regionskontor
  • regionsplan
  • regionsplanlægning
  • regionsråd
  • regionsrådsformand
  • regionsrådsformandspost
  • regionsrådsmedlem
  • regionsrådsvalg
  • regionsudvalg
  • regionsvalg
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Indonesian

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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 (plural region-region)

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

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Interlingua

Noun

region (plural regiones)

  1. region

Ladin

Alternative forms

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

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

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin regiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

region f (plural regions)

  1. region

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Borrowed from German Region, from Latin regiō.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

region m inan

  1. area, district, region
    Synonyms: dzielnica, kraina, obszar, obwód, rejon

Declension

Declension of region
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Derived terms

adjective
adjective
  • regionalistyczny
adverb
  • regionalnie
nouns

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regiō.

Noun

regìōn m inan (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

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛɡɪˈuːn/
  • Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

region c

  1. region, area
  2. county, a political subdivision of the Swedish state roughly corresponding to a British county
    Synonym: (dated) län
    1. (synecdochically) county council, the administration and local authority of a region
      • 2024 November 5, Anna-Cajsa Torkelsson, “Nytt avtal i Örebro gör att gravida slipper gå jour: »En självklarhet« [New agreement in Örebro means pregnant workers can avoid being on call: "A given"]”, in Läkartidningen:
        Det har inte setts som en prioriterad fråga, och från regionens sida har det funnits farhågor om att alla gravida kommer tacka nej till jour.
        It hasn’t been considered a priority issue, and from the regional administration's perspective, there have been concerns that all pregnant workers will decline on-call duty.
      Synonym: (dated) landsting

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Derived terms

  • fjällregion
  • huvudstadsregion
  • högskoleregion
  • köksregion
  • postregion
  • regionbank
  • regionchef
  • regiondirektör
  • regionfullmäktig
  • regionförbund
  • regionindelning
  • regionkansli
  • regionkontor
  • regionledning
  • regionmusik
  • regionplan
  • regionplanering
  • regionpolitik
  • regionpolitiker
  • regionpolitisk
  • regionråd
  • regionsjukhus
  • regionsjukvård
  • regionskatt
  • regionstyrelse
  • regionstöd
  • regionteater
  • regiontrafik
  • regionval
  • regionvis
  • sjukvårdsregion
  • storregion
  • storstadsregion
  • stödregion
  • tillväxtregion
  • tullregion
  • tätortsregion
  • utbrytarregion
  • vegetationsregion
  • ökenregion
  • regional
  • regionär
  • Västra Götalandsregionen

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