région

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See also: region, Region, and región

French

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regiōnem. Compare the inherited Old French reiun, rëon, royon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁe.ʒjɔ̃/
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Noun

région f (plural régions)

  1. region; area
  2. a political subdivision of France and some other Francophone countries, bigger than a département

Descendants

  • Romanian: regiune

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