région

See also: region, Region, and región

French

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)

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

Descendants

→ Romanian: regiune

Further reading

“région”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

ignore, ignoré

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