région
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin regiōnem. Compare the inherited Old French reiun, rëon, royon.
Pronunciation
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.
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