Dictionary

region en · NOUN

Pronunciation

[ˈɹi.d͡ʒn̩] (Canada, General-American)
[ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
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/ˈɹiːd͡ʒən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɹi.d͡ʒən/ (Canada, General-American)
[ˈɹiː.d͡ʒn̩] (New-Zealand)
/ˈɹiːd͡ʒən/ (Australia)
/ˈɹiːd͡ʒən/ (New-Zealand)
[ˈɹɪi.d͡ʒn̩] (Australia)
/ˈɾidʒ(ɪ)ən/ (South-Asia)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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 upper regions of the atmosphere
- the temperate regions
- the polar regions
- the equatorial regions
(historical) An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. ▸ 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 a city, a territory, a country. ▸ An administrative subdivision of the European Union.
An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. ▸ A subnational region of Chile; equivalent to province.
(Ontario, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. ▸ Ellipsis of regional municipality, a county-level municipality.
alt of regional municipality
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. ▸ Ellipsis of administrative region.
alt of administrative region
An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. ▸ 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.
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.
- he is of too high a region 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]:
(obsolete) The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
regions	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

midregion · macroregion · meso-region · Whitewater Region · regionism · ethnoregion · Euroregion · in the region of · region-locked · regioned · regioning · bioregion · region-wide · region-free · micro-region · netherregion · regionlet · regionist · ergoregion · Mediterranean region · region free · transregionate · regionalect · zooregion · nanoregion · regionwide · georegion · superregion · megaregion · region code · regiolect · microregion · Ilocos Region · attainable region theory · regionful · interregion · regionless · multiregion · crowdion · subregion · mesoregion · National Capital Region · region-beta paradox · region rat · eigenregion

Hyponyms

complementary region · Broca's region · abdominal region · D region · E region · Sylhet region · Cardamom region · autonomous region · flight information region · Bluegrass region · rejection region · F region · intergenic region · airmass source region · special administrative region · nether region · eco-region · pubic region · H II region · corrugated filamentary region · statistical region

regionary · regionally · regionarius · regionic · regional

Translations (342)

kk аймақ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · tt регион (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · nb region (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · hi मंडल (an administrative subdivision) · ilo deppaar (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ce латтдоза (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · io regiono (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · mn муж (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sa देश (an administrative subdivision) · az vilayət (an administrative subdivision) · or ଅଞ୍ଚଳ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · izh raijona (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ba төбәк (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · wa redjon (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · fo øki (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ro regiune (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · fa-ira مَنْطَقِه (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sv bygd (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sv region (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · uz rayon (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ps سيمه (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ar مَنْطِقَة (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · kk өлке (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · mwl region (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · vec rejon (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · te ప్రాంతము (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · lb Regioun (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · lo ແຂວງ (an administrative subdivision) · bg регио́н (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · lo ຂ່ວງ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · hi अंचल (an administrative subdivision) · kk аудан (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sh регѝо̄н (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · tg вилоят (an administrative subdivision) · km តំបន់ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · tk raýon (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ky регион (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · lt regionas (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · tg ноҳия (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ja 地方 (an administrative subdivision) · sq rajon (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · lo ຈັງຫວັດ (an administrative subdivision) · io regiono (an administrative subdivision) · scn riggioni (an administrative subdivision) · cs okres (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · vi tỉnh (an administrative subdivision) · lld region (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · pt região (a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated) · tg минтақа (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · kmr dever (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · izh oblasti (an administrative subdivision) · hu táj (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · tg устон (an administrative subdivision) · nl streek (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · et piirkond (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · uk край (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ur وِلایَت (an administrative subdivision) · he חבל ארץ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · nl regio (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · kmr herêm (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · oc region (an administrative subdivision) · es región (a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated) · alt аймак (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · eu eskualde (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sco region (an administrative subdivision) · nl gewest (an administrative subdivision) · lo ຖິ່ນ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · lv rajons (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · fi alue (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · nl jegenode (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · bg край (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ur پْرَدیش (an administrative subdivision) · az bölgə (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sl predel (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · nn region (an administrative subdivision) · jv ꦭꦭꦢꦤ꧀ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · tyz búng (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ga réigiún (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · be край (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · mk регион (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ka რეგიონი (an administrative subdivision) · ota طوپراق (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · be во́бласць (an administrative subdivision) · ota ناحیه (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ur عِلاقَہ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · th บริเวณ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · cs oblast (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · az rayon (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · gl rexión (an administrative subdivision) · da region (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · am ቀበሌ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ms kawasan (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · az nahiyə (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · pt região (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sc regione (an administrative subdivision) · sl pokrajina (an administrative subdivision) · hi क्षेत्र (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · lut swatixʷtəd (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · nl gebied (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ru райо́н (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · co regione (an administrative subdivision) · mr प्रदेश (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ko 지역 (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ka არე (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sk kraj (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · fr région (a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated) · as অঞ্চল (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · nl landstreek (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · bg о́бласт (an administrative subdivision) · fur regjon (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ca regió (an administrative subdivision) · cs rajón (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · is hérað (an administrative subdivision) · uz region (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · roa-poi réjhiun (an administrative subdivision) · ur خِطَّہ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · hi क्षेत्र (an administrative subdivision) · bn ক্ষেত্র (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · jv ꦮꦼꦮꦼꦁꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · gl rexión (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ast rexón (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · bg о́бласт (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · bn অঞ্চল (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sl pokrajina (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · pl region (an administrative subdivision) · ota ناحیه (a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated) · lld raion (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · mos reezõ (an administrative subdivision) · he מָחוֹז (an administrative subdivision) · as ক্ষেত্ৰ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · roa-poi réjhiun (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · co reghjone (an administrative subdivision) · yi געגנט (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sk rajón (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ml ഭാഗം (a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated) · es región (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · mi whaitua (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · fa-ira اُسْتان (an administrative subdivision) · af gebied (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · id kawasan (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · kmr navçe (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sh ре̑гија (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sip ཁུལ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ms rantau (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ig mkpaghara (an administrative subdivision) · vi miền (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ar مِنْطَقَة (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · th ตำบล (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sh ȍblāst (an administrative subdivision) · prs اُسْتَان (an administrative subdivision) · ur رِیاسَت (an administrative subdivision) · ky аймак (an administrative subdivision) · he אֵזוֹר (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · pl rejon (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · hy շրջան (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sl območje (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · be раён (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · bg райо́н (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · mk област (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · bg зона (a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated) · eu eskualde (an administrative subdivision) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹 (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · jv tlatah (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · pdt Jäajent (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · hi खंड (an administrative subdivision) · za dieg (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ug جاي (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · cmn 區 /区 (an administrative subdivision) · ky аймак (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · uk о́бласть (an administrative subdivision) · km តំបន់ (an administrative subdivision) · jv wewengkon (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · de Gegend (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ug رايون (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sa क्षेत्र (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ru о́бласть (an administrative subdivision) · km ខេត្ត (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sl področje (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ko 도 (an administrative subdivision) · ba төбәк (an administrative subdivision) · id daerah (an administrative subdivision) · ko 지방 (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · nb region (an administrative subdivision) · ban wawidangan (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · prs وِلَایَت (an administrative subdivision) · pt região (an administrative subdivision) · tt төбәк (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · it regione (an administrative subdivision) · ca regió (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · izh oblasti (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · kk өңір (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · arz منطقة (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · uz mintaqa (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · tl rehiyon (an administrative subdivision) · id regio (a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated) · uz viloyat (an administrative subdivision) · sh о̏бла̄ст (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · hu régió (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ru край (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · nl regio (an administrative subdivision) · ilo rehion (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · mt reġjun (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · it regione (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · la regio (an administrative subdivision) · ka რეგიონი (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · fa-ira وِلایَت (an administrative subdivision) · sa देश (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sh ȍblāst (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · hu vidék (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ko 성 (an administrative subdivision) · mg faritra (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · hi क्षेत्र (a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated) · th จังหวัด (an administrative subdivision) · my ဒေသ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · cmn 州 (an administrative subdivision) · mr प्रदेश (an administrative subdivision) · th ภูมิภาค (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · de Gebiet (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ja 県 (an administrative subdivision) · ml പ്രദേശം (an administrative subdivision) · ur صُوبَہ (an administrative subdivision) · ota تراب (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · kk аймақ (an administrative subdivision) · sh regìōn (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sv nejd (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · alt район (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · de Region (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · et regioon (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · mn хязгаар (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · pl obszar (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · or କ୍ଷେତ୍ର (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · cs kraj (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · grc χώρα (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ur ناحِیَہ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · prs نَاحِیَه (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · hi प्रदेश (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ky район (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · an rechión (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · cmn 大區 /大区 (an administrative subdivision) · it regione (a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated) · km គ្រាម (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ckb ناوچە (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · hy տարածաշրջան (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · eo regiono (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · es región (an administrative subdivision) · za digih (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · hi इलाक़ा (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sk oblasť (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ru регио́н (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · de Bezirk (an administrative subdivision) · ga réigiún (an administrative subdivision) · id wilayah (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sq krahinë (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sv region (an administrative subdivision) · ce латта (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · uk о́бласть (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ka მხარე (an administrative subdivision) · sh rȇgija (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · jv laladan (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · vi vùng (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · pi desa (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · tr nahiye (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · cmn 區域 /区域 (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · is hérað (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · lt rajonas (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · km ក្សេត្រ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sq trevë (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · la plaga (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · az nahiyə (a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated) · hi प्रदेश (an administrative subdivision) · de Gau (an administrative subdivision) · ru край (an administrative subdivision) · nn region (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sh пре́део (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ckb ناوچە (an administrative subdivision) · pa علاقہ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sv trakt (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ja 地方 (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · el περιοχή (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · an rechión (an administrative subdivision) · pl region (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ia region (an administrative subdivision) · fi alue (an administrative subdivision) · be во́бласць (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · de Raum (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · bho इलाका (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · pl okolica (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sh prédeo (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · dng дичү (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ru о́бласть (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · th ถิ่น (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · az region (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · uk регіо́н (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · hy մարզ (an administrative subdivision) · lv reģions (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · mn дүүрэг (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · fr région (an administrative subdivision) · acw مَنْطِقَة (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · nl streek (a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated) · ur قِطْعَہ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ast rexón (an administrative subdivision) · sh kràjišnīk (the inhabitants of a region) · jv ꦠ꧀ꦭꦠꦃ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ota ارض (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ext rehión (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ia region (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · lo ຂົງ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ur دِیار (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · fi seutu (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ko 지방 (an administrative subdivision) · tl rehiyon (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sh кра̀јишнӣк (the inhabitants of a region) · fr région (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sh о̏бла̄ст (an administrative subdivision) · oc region (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · da region (an administrative subdivision) · gl rexión (a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated) · gd roinn (an administrative subdivision) · ar إِقْلِيم (an administrative subdivision) · sl regija (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ota ناحیه (an administrative subdivision) · vo topäd (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · th ดินแดน (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · fa-ira ناحِیِه (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ko 주 (an administrative subdivision) · ur اِقْلِیم (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · tk sebit (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · scn riggiuni (an administrative subdivision) · cy ardal (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · cmn 地區 /地区 (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · pam labuad (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ota ایل (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · pl obwód (an administrative subdivision) · pa ਇਲਾਕਾ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · ja 区域 (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · tr bölge (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · prs مِنْطَقَه (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · sk okres (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · de Region (an administrative subdivision) · ps سيمه (an administrative subdivision) · be рэгіён (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) · uk райо́н (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface)