region

See also: Region, región, and région

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • enPR: rēj′ən, IPA(key): /ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • 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.

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.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regiō.

Noun

region c (singular definite regionen, plural indefinite regioner)

  1. region

Inflection
Declension of region
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative region regionen regioner regionerne
genitive regions regionens regioners regionernes

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

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

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

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Region.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛɡʲ.jɔn/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

region m inan

  1. region, area, district

Declension
declension of region
singular plural
nominative region regiony
genitive regionu regionów
dative regionowi regionom
accusative region regiony
instrumental regionem regionami
locative regionie regionach
vocative regionie regiony

Synonyms
  • regionalizm
  • regionalizacja
  • regionalność
  • regionalny
  • regionalnie

Further reading
  • region in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regiō.

Noun

regìōn m (Cyrillic spelling регѝо̄н)

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

Declension
Declension of region
singular plural
nominative regìōn regioni
genitive regióna regiona
dative regionu regionima
accusative region regione
vocative regione regioni
locative regionu regionima
instrumental regionom regionima

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regio.

Noun

region c

  1. region, area

Declension
Declension of region 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative region regionen regioner regionerna
Genitive regions regionens regioners regionernas
  • regional
  • regionförbund
  • stödregion
  • Västra Götalandsregionen
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