region

Etymology

From Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, regiōnem, from regō.

Pronunciation

• enPR: rēj′ən, IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/

• Audio (US)

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• 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.

   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 or the European Union.
3. (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.
4. (figuratively) The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
5. (anatomy) A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.

   the abdominal regions

6. (obsolete) Place; rank; station; dignity.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)

7. (obsolete) The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Regino, eringo, ignore, ingoer

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regiō.

Noun

region c (singular definite regionen, plural indefinite regioner)

1. region

Noun

region (plural regiones)

1. region

Alternative forms

• raion

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regio, regionem.

Noun

region f (plural regions)

1. region

Noun

region

1. Alternative form of regioun

Etymology

Latin regiō.

Noun

region f (plural regions)

1. region (area, district, etc.)

References

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regiō.

Noun

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

1. a region

References

• “region” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regiō.

Noun

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

1. a region

References

• “region” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Region.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛɡʲ.jɔn/

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Noun

region m inan

1. region, area, district

Further reading

• region in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Alternative forms

• rȇgija (Croatia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regiō.

Noun

regìōn m (Cyrillic spelling регѝо̄н)

1. (Bosnia, Serbia) region
2. (Croatia, pejorative) the area of former Yugoslavia

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regio.

Noun

region c

1. region, area