region
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from regō. Doublet of regio.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]region (plural regions)
- 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
- An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
- (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.
- An administrative subdivision of the European Union.
- A subnational region of Chile; equivalent to province.
- (Ontario) Ellipsis of regional municipality; a county-level municipality.
- Ellipsis of administrative region.
- A subprovincial region of Quebec; the primary level subdivision; a prefecture.
- (figuratively) The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
- (anatomy) A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.
- the abdominal regions
- An approximate range.
- The average age of the club's members is in the region of 35.
- (obsolete) Place; rank; station; dignity.
- c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
- he is of too high a region
- (obsolete) The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.
Derived terms
[edit]- abdominal region
- airmass source region
- attainable region theory
- autonomous region
- Bluegrass region
- Cardamom region
- complementary region
- D region
- eco-region
- E region
- flight information region
- F region
- H II region
- intergenic region
- in the region of
- meso-region
- micro-region
- nether region
- pubic region
- region-beta paradox
- region code
- region free
- region-free
- region rat
- region-wide, regionwide
- rejection region
- special administrative region
- statistical region
Related terms
[edit]Translations
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References
[edit]- “region”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Further reading
[edit]- "region" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 264.
Anagrams
[edit]Crimean Tatar
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Cyrillic | регион |
Roman |
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Russian регион (region).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: re‧gi‧on
Noun
[edit]region
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | region | regionlar |
genitive | regionnıñ | regionlarnıñ |
dative | regionğa | regionlarğa |
accusative | regionnı | regionlarnı |
locative | regionda | regionlarda |
ablative | regiondan | regionlardan |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]region m inan
Declension
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]region c (singular definite regionen, plural indefinite regioner)
Inflection
[edit]common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | region | regionen | regioner | regionerne |
genitive | regions | regionens | regioners | regionernes |
Derived terms
[edit]- 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
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English region, from Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from regō. Doublet of regio.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]region (first-person possessive regionku, second-person possessive regionmu, third-person possessive regionnya)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “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
[edit]Noun
[edit]region (plural regiones)
Ladin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin regio, regionem.
Noun
[edit]region f (plural regions)
Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]region
- Alternative form of regioun
Middle French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]region f (plural regions)
- region (area, district, etc.)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- region on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]region m (definite singular regionen, indefinite plural regioner, definite plural regionene)
- a region
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “region” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]region m (definite singular regionen, indefinite plural regionar, definite plural regionane)
- a region
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “region” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]region f (plural regions)
Related terms
[edit]Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Region, from Latin regiō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]region m inan
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- region in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- region in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]regìōn m (Cyrillic spelling регѝо̄н)
- (Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia) region
- (by extension, Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia) former Yugoslavia (conceptualized as a cultural region)
- (by extension, Croatia, derogatory) former Yugoslavia (usually in a derisive context)
Declension
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]region c
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- 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
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃enh₂-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃reǵ-
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
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- Ontario English
- English ellipses
- en:Anatomy
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- en:Administrative divisions
- Crimean Tatar terms borrowed from Russian
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- Czech terms borrowed from German
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms borrowed from Latin
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from Latin
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- pl:Administrative divisions
- Serbo-Croatian terms borrowed from Latin
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