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/ʁe.ʒjɔ̃/
Translation
region, area
Word origin
From Latin regio ('a direction, a boundary line, a district'), from regere ('to rule, to keep straight'). English 'region' and 'regime' share the verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- regio
- English cognates
- region, regime
Grammar
Examples
Cette .
This region produces very good wine.
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The southern regions are far warmer.
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He has known the area well since childhood.
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Two regions voted against this plan.
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The area is short of doctors.
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