Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

region

/ˈɹi.d͡ʒən/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-gion
IPA
/ˈɹi.d͡ʒən/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.

noun

An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.

noun

An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.

noun

An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.

noun

An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.

noun

An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.

noun

The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₃enh₂-, regioun, regiun, regiō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹi.d͡ʒən/
  • British English: /ˈɹiːd͡ʒən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

regions (plural)

Derived Forms

bioregion crowdion eigenregion ergoregion ethnoregion Euroregion georegion interregion macroregion megaregion mesoregion microregion

Phrases

attainable region theory Ilocos Region in the region of Mediterranean region meso-region micro-region National Capital Region region-beta paradox

Frequently Paired Words

regional regionally regionarius regionary regionic

Synonyms

area realm part neighborhood

Rhymes With

norwegian legion collegian dano-norwegian glaswegian galwegian scandiwegian

Questions

How do you pronounce region?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹi.d͡ʒən/.
What does region mean?
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.
Where does region come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce region

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