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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɹiːd͡ʒən/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩]
Canada, General-American:/ˈɹi.d͡ʒən/
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Australian:/ˈɹiːd͡ʒən/
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New-Zealand:/ˈɹiːd͡ʒən/
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South-Asia:/ˈɾidʒ(ɪ)ən/
rhymes with -iːdʒən
CMU ARPABET:R IY1 JH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
the equatorial regions
the temperate regions
the polar regions
the upper regions of the atmosphere
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
Such a division of the city of Rome and of the territory about Rome, of which the number varied at different times; a district, quarter, or ward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
An administrative subdivision of the European Union.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
A subnational region of Chile; equivalent to province.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
Ellipsis of regional municipality, a county-level municipality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ontario, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
Ellipsis of administrative region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
Ellipsis of administrative region.
A subprovincial region of Quebec; the primary level subdivision; a prefecture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
Examples
the abdominal regions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
An approximate range.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The average age of the club's members is in the region of 35.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
Place; rank; station; dignity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
noun
Meaning 13
a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
Narrower terms: atmosphere, air, biosphere, depth, interplanetary space, interstellar space, heliosphere, intergalactic space, deep space, aerospace, zone, belt, bottom, county, distance, Eden, paradise, nirvana, heaven, promised land, Shangri-la, extremity, hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, inferno, inside, interior, ionosphere, layer, outside, exterior, radius, side, vacuum, vacuity, top, zodiac, sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house, Papua, Sind, black hole, Kuiper belt, Edgeworth-Kuiper belt, mare, maria, D-layer, D region, Appleton layer, F layer, F region, Heaviside layer, Kennelly-Heaviside layer, E layer, E region, Achaea, Doris, Cynoscephalae, Transylvania, Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef
16
noun
Meaning 16
a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
penguins inhabit the polar regions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: location
Narrower terms: area, country, backwater, breadbasket, theater of war, theatre of war, field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations, zone of interior, district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion, domain, demesne, land, northland, southland, geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region, biogeographical region, heartland, irredenta, irridenta, antipodes, unknown, unknown region, terra incognita, testing ground, laboratory, Old World, Far East, West, Occident, French West Indies
17
noun
Meaning 17
the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job
the price is in the neighborhood of $100
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: neighborhood
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: indefinite quantity
History
Etymology
From Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from regō. Doublet of regio.
Across languages
Translations
342 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
gebied
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Albanian:
rajon
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Albanian:
trevë
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Albanian:
krahinë
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Amharic:
ቀበሌ
(ḳäbäle)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Arabic:
مِنْطَقَة
(minṭaqa)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Arabic:
مَنْطِقَة
(manṭiqa)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Arabic:
منطقة
(manṭeʔa)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Arabic:
مَنْطِقَة
(manṭiga)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Aragonese:
rechión
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Armenian:
շրջան
(šrǰan)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Armenian:
տարածաշրջան
(taracašrǰan)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Assamese:
অঞ্চল
(oñsol)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Assamese:
ক্ষেত্ৰ
(khetro)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Asturian:
rexón
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Azerbaijani:
rayon
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Azerbaijani:
bölgə
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Azerbaijani:
nahiyə
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Azerbaijani:
region
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Balinese:
wawidangan
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Bashkir:
төбәк
(töbək)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Basque:
eskualde
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Belarusian:
раён
(rajón)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Belarusian:
рэгіён
(rehijón)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Belarusian:
во́бласць
(vóblascʹ)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Belarusian:
край
(kraj)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Bengali:
অঞ্চল
(oncol)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Bengali:
ক্ষেত্র
(khetro)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Bhojpuri:
इलाका
(ilākā)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Bulgarian:
райо́н
(rajón)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Bulgarian:
о́бласт
(óblast)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Bulgarian:
край
(kraj)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Bulgarian:
регио́н
(región)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Burmese:
ဒေသ
(desa.)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Catalan:
regió
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Chechen:
латта
(latta)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Chechen:
латтдоза
(lattdoza)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Chinese:
дичү
(dičü)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Chinese Mandarin:
地區 /地区
(dìqū)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Chinese Mandarin:
區域 /区域
(qūyù)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Czech:
kraj
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Czech:
oblast
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Czech:
rajón
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Czech:
okres
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Danish:
region
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Dutch:
regio
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Dutch:
gebied
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Dutch:
streek
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Dutch:
landstreek
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Dutch:
jegenode
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Esperanto:
regiono
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Estonian:
piirkond
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Estonian:
regioon
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Extremaduran:
rehión
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Faroese:
øki
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Finnish:
alue
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Finnish:
seutu
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
French:
région
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Friulian:
regjon
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Galician:
rexión
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Georgian:
რეგიონი
(regioni)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Georgian:
არე
(are)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
German:
Gegend
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
German:
Region
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
German:
Raum
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
German:
Gebiet
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Gothic:
𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹
(gawi)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Greek:
περιοχή
(periochí)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Ancient Greek:
χώρα
(khṓra)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Hebrew:
אֵזוֹר
(ezór)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Hebrew:
חבל ארץ
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Hindi:
क्षेत्र
(kṣetra)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Hindi:
प्रदेश
(pradeś)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Hindi:
इलाक़ा
(ilāqā)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Hungarian:
táj
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Hungarian:
vidék
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Hungarian:
régió
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Icelandic:
hérað
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Ido:
regiono
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Ilocano:
deppaar
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Ilocano:
rehion
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Indonesian:
wilayah
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Indonesian:
kawasan
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Ingrian:
oblasti
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Ingrian:
raijona
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Interlingua:
region
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Irish:
réigiún
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Italian:
regione
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Japanese:
地方
(chihō)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Japanese:
区域
(kuiki)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Javanese:
ꦭꦭꦢꦤ꧀
(laladan)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Javanese:
ꦠ꧀ꦭꦠꦃ
(tlatah)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Javanese:
ꦮꦼꦮꦼꦁꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀
(wewengkon)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Javanese:
laladan
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Javanese:
tlatah
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Javanese:
wewengkon
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Kapampangan:
labuad
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Kazakh:
аймақ
(aimaq)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Kazakh:
аудан
(audan)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Kazakh:
өңір
(öñır)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Kazakh:
өлке
(ölke)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Khmer:
តំបន់
(tɑmbɑn)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Khmer:
គ្រាម
(kriəm)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Khmer:
ក្សេត្រ
(kseet)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Khmer:
ខេត្ត
(khaet)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Korean:
지역
(jiyeok)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Korean:
지방
(jibang)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Central Kurdish:
ناوچە
(nawçe)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Northern Kurdish:
herêm
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Northern Kurdish:
navçe
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Northern Kurdish:
dever
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Kyrgyz:
регион
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Kyrgyz:
район
(rayon)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Kyrgyz:
аймак
(aymak)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Ladin:
region
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Ladin:
raion
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Lao:
ຂົງ
(khong)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Lao:
ຂ່ວງ
(khūang)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Lao:
ຖິ່ນ
(thin)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Latin:
plaga
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Latvian:
reģions
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Latvian:
rajons
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Lithuanian:
rajonas
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Lithuanian:
regionas
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Lushootseed:
swatixwtəd
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Luxembourgish:
Regioun
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Macedonian:
регион
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Macedonian:
област
(oblast)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Malagasy:
faritra
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Malay:
rantau
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Malay:
kawasan
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Maltese:
reġjun
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Māori:
whaitua
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Marathi:
प्रदेश
(pradeś)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Mirandese:
region
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Mongolian:
муж
(muž)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Mongolian:
хязгаар
(xjazgaar)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Mongolian:
дүүрэг
(düüreg)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Norwegian Bokmål:
region
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Norwegian Nynorsk:
region
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Occitan:
region
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Odia:
ଅଞ୍ଚଳ
(añcaḷa)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Odia:
କ୍ଷେତ୍ର
(kṣetra)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Pali:
desa
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Pashto:
سيمه
(sima)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Dari:
مِنْطَقَه
(mintaqa)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Dari:
نَاحِیَه
(nāhiya)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Iranian Persian:
مَنْطَقِه
(mantaġe)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Iranian Persian:
ناحِیِه
(nâhiye)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Plautdietsch:
Jäajent
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Poitevin-Saintongeais:
réjhiun
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Polish:
okolica
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Polish:
obszar
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Polish:
region
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Polish:
rejon
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Portuguese:
região
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Punjabi:
ਇਲਾਕਾ
(ilākā)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Punjabi:
علاقہ
(ʻlāqh)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Romanian:
regiune
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Russian:
райо́н
(rajón)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Russian:
регио́н
(región)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Russian:
о́бласть
(óblastʹ)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Russian:
край
(kraj)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Sanskrit:
देश
(deśa)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Sanskrit:
क्षेत्र
(kṣetra)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Serbo-Croatian:
о̏бла̄ст
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Serbo-Croatian:
пре́део
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Serbo-Croatian:
регѝо̄н
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Serbo-Croatian:
ре̑гија
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Serbo-Croatian:
ȍblāst
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Serbo-Croatian:
prédeo
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Serbo-Croatian:
regìōn
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Serbo-Croatian:
rȇgija
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Sikkimese:
ཁུལ
(khul)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Slovak:
kraj
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Slovak:
oblasť
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Slovak:
rajón
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Slovak:
okres
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Slovene:
regija
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Slovene:
območje
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Slovene:
področje
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Slovene:
predel
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Slovene:
pokrajina
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Southern Altai:
аймак
(aymak)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Southern Altai:
район
(rayon)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Spanish:
región
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Swedish:
trakt
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Swedish:
region
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Swedish:
bygd
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Swedish:
nejd
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Tagalog:
rehiyon
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Tajik:
минтақа
(mintaqa)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Tajik:
ноҳия
(nohiya)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Tatar:
төбәк
(töbäk)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Tatar:
регион
(regiyon)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Tày:
búng
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Telugu:
ప్రాంతము
(prāntamu)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Thai:
ดินแดน
(din-dɛɛn)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Thai:
ตําบล
(dtam-bon)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Thai:
ถิ่น
(tìn)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Thai:
บริเวณ
(bɔɔ-rí-ween)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Thai:
ภูมิภาค
(puu-mí-pâak)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Turkish:
bölge
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Turkish:
nahiye
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Ottoman Turkish:
ایل
(il)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Ottoman Turkish:
طوپراق
(toprak)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Ottoman Turkish:
ارض
(arz)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Ottoman Turkish:
تراب
(türâb)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Ottoman Turkish:
ناحیه
(nâhiye)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Turkmen:
raýon
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Turkmen:
sebit
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Ukrainian:
райо́н
(rajón)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Ukrainian:
регіо́н
(rehión)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Ukrainian:
о́бласть
(óblastʹ)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Ukrainian:
край
(kraj)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Urdu:
عِلاقَہ
('ilāqa)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Urdu:
خِطَّہ
(xitta)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Urdu:
اِقْلِیم
(iqlīm)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Urdu:
دِیار
(diyār)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Urdu:
قِطْعَہ
(qit'a)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Urdu:
ناحِیَہ
(nāhiya)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Uyghur:
رايون
(rayon)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Uyghur:
جاي
(jay)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Uzbek:
mintaqa
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Uzbek:
rayon
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Uzbek:
region
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Venetan:
rejon
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Vietnamese:
vùng
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Vietnamese:
miền
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Volapük:
topäd
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Walloon:
redjon
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Welsh:
ardal
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Yiddish:
געגנט
(gegnt)
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Zhuang:
dieg
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Zhuang:
digih
— any considerable and connected part of a space or surface
Arabic:
إِقْلِيم
(ʔiqlīm)
— an administrative subdivision
Aragonese:
rechión
— an administrative subdivision
Armenian:
մարզ
(marz)
— an administrative subdivision
Asturian:
rexón
— an administrative subdivision
Azerbaijani:
vilayət
— an administrative subdivision
Bashkir:
төбәк
(töbək)
— an administrative subdivision
Basque:
eskualde
— an administrative subdivision
Belarusian:
во́бласць
(vóblascʹ)
— an administrative subdivision
Bulgarian:
о́бласт
(óblast)
— an administrative subdivision
Catalan:
regió
— an administrative subdivision
Chinese Mandarin:
大區 /大区
(dàqū)
— an administrative subdivision
Chinese Mandarin:
區 /区
(qū)
— an administrative subdivision
Chinese Mandarin:
州
(zhōu)
— an administrative subdivision
Corsican:
regione
— an administrative subdivision
Corsican:
reghjone
— an administrative subdivision
Danish:
region
— an administrative subdivision
Dutch:
regio
— an administrative subdivision
Dutch:
gewest
— an administrative subdivision
Finnish:
alue
— an administrative subdivision
French:
région
— an administrative subdivision
Galician:
rexión
— an administrative subdivision
Georgian:
რეგიონი
(regioni)
— an administrative subdivision
Georgian:
მხარე
(mxare)
— an administrative subdivision
German:
Bezirk
— an administrative subdivision
German:
Gau
— an administrative subdivision
German:
Region
— an administrative subdivision
Hebrew:
מָחוֹז
(maẖóz)
— an administrative subdivision
Hindi:
प्रदेश
(pradeś)
— an administrative subdivision
Hindi:
क्षेत्र
(kṣetra)
— an administrative subdivision
Hindi:
मंडल
(maṇḍal)
— an administrative subdivision
Hindi:
खंड
(khaṇḍ)
— an administrative subdivision
Hindi:
अंचल
(añcal)
— an administrative subdivision
Icelandic:
hérað
— an administrative subdivision
Ido:
regiono
— an administrative subdivision
Igbo:
mkpaghara
— an administrative subdivision
Indonesian:
daerah
— an administrative subdivision
Ingrian:
oblasti
— an administrative subdivision
Interlingua:
region
— an administrative subdivision
Irish:
réigiún
— an administrative subdivision
Italian:
regione
— an administrative subdivision
Japanese:
地方
(chihō)
— an administrative subdivision
Japanese:
県
(ken)
— an administrative subdivision
Kazakh:
аймақ
(aimaq)
— an administrative subdivision
Khmer:
តំបន់
(tɑmbɑn)
— an administrative subdivision
Korean:
도
(do)
— an administrative subdivision
Korean:
지방
(jibang)
— an administrative subdivision
Korean:
성
(seong)
— an administrative subdivision
Korean:
주
(ju)
— an administrative subdivision
Central Kurdish:
ناوچە
(nawçe)
— an administrative subdivision
Kyrgyz:
аймак
(aymak)
— an administrative subdivision
Lao:
ຈັງຫວັດ
(chang huat)
— an administrative subdivision
Lao:
ແຂວງ
(khuǣng)
— an administrative subdivision
Latin:
regio
— an administrative subdivision
Malayalam:
പ്രദേശം
(pradēśaṁ)
— an administrative subdivision
Marathi:
प्रदेश
(pradeś)
— an administrative subdivision
Moore:
reezõ
— an administrative subdivision
Norwegian Bokmål:
region
— an administrative subdivision
Norwegian Nynorsk:
region
— an administrative subdivision
Occitan:
region
— an administrative subdivision
Pashto:
سيمه
(sima)
— an administrative subdivision
Dari:
وِلَایَت
(wilāyat)
— an administrative subdivision
Dari:
اُسْتَان
(ustān)
— an administrative subdivision
Iranian Persian:
وِلایَت
(velâyat)
— an administrative subdivision
Iranian Persian:
اُسْتان
(ostân)
— an administrative subdivision
Poitevin-Saintongeais:
réjhiun
— an administrative subdivision
Polish:
region
— an administrative subdivision
Polish:
obwód
— an administrative subdivision
Portuguese:
região
— an administrative subdivision
Russian:
о́бласть
(óblastʹ)
— an administrative subdivision
Russian:
край
(kraj)
— an administrative subdivision
Sanskrit:
देश
(deśa)
— an administrative subdivision
Sardinian:
regione
— an administrative subdivision
Scots:
region
— an administrative subdivision
Scottish Gaelic:
roinn
— an administrative subdivision
Serbo-Croatian:
о̏бла̄ст
— an administrative subdivision
Serbo-Croatian:
ȍblāst
— an administrative subdivision
Sicilian:
riggioni
— an administrative subdivision
Sicilian:
riggiuni
— an administrative subdivision
Slovene:
pokrajina
— an administrative subdivision
Spanish:
región
— an administrative subdivision
Swedish:
region
— an administrative subdivision
Tagalog:
rehiyon
— an administrative subdivision
Tajik:
вилоят
(viloyat)
— an administrative subdivision
Tajik:
устон
(uston)
— an administrative subdivision
Thai:
จังหวัด
(jang-wàt)
— an administrative subdivision
Ottoman Turkish:
ناحیه
(nâhiye)
— an administrative subdivision
Ukrainian:
о́бласть
(óblastʹ)
— an administrative subdivision
Urdu:
وِلایَت
(vilāyat)
— an administrative subdivision
Urdu:
رِیاسَت
(riyāsat)
— an administrative subdivision
Urdu:
صُوبَہ
(sūba)
— an administrative subdivision
Urdu:
پْرَدیش
(pradeś)
— an administrative subdivision
Uzbek:
viloyat
— an administrative subdivision
Vietnamese:
tỉnh
— an administrative subdivision
Serbo-Croatian:
кра̀јишнӣк
— the inhabitants of a region
Serbo-Croatian:
kràjišnīk
— the inhabitants of a region
Azerbaijani:
nahiyə
— a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated
Bulgarian:
зона
(zona)
— a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated
Dutch:
streek
— a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated
French:
région
— a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated
Galician:
rexión
— a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated
Hindi:
क्षेत्र
(kṣetra)
— a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated
Indonesian:
regio
— a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated
Italian:
regione
— a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated
Malayalam:
ഭാഗം
(bhāgaṁ)
— a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated
Portuguese:
região
— a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated
Spanish:
región
— a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated
Ottoman Turkish:
ناحیه
(nâhiye)
— a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated