"région" meaning in French

See région in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʁe.ʒjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-région.ogg Forms: régions [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin regiōnem. Compare the inherited Old French reiun, rëon, royon. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|regiō|regiōnem||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin regiōnem, {{bor+|fr|la|regiō|regiōnem}} Borrowed from Latin regiōnem, {{cog|fro|reiun}} Old French reiun, {{m|fro|rëon}} rëon, {{m|fro|royon}} royon Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} région f (plural régions)
  1. region; area Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-région-fr-noun-9lssrdA3
  2. a political subdivision of France and some other Francophone countries, bigger than a département Tags: feminine Categories (place): Political subdivisions
    Sense id: en-région-fr-noun-0KQ52NhT Disambiguation of Political subdivisions: 11 89 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 16 84

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for région meaning in French (2.4kB)

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