Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meso-region

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
meso-re-gion
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An administrative system that is equivalent to a prefecture or a department. It is used in Brazil as a third-level administration between state and micro-region.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English region English meso-region From meso- + region.

Inflected Forms

Phrases

macro-metropolitan area metropolitan region micro-region

Frequently Paired Words

macro-metropolitan area metropolitan region micro-region

Questions

What does meso-region mean?
An administrative system that is equivalent to a prefecture or a department. It is used in Brazil as a third-level administration between state and micro-region.
Where does meso-region come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English region English meso-region From meso- + region.

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