regio
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Latin regiō. Doublet of region.
=== Noun ===
regio (plural regiones)
(astronomy, geology, planetary geology) Any large area of a planet or moon that is strongly differentiated from neighbouring areas by colour or albedo.
(Ancient Rome) A district of a city.
==== Translations ====
=== Anagrams ===
Ogier, orgie
== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin regio.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈreː.ɣi.oː/
Hyphenation: re‧gio
Rhymes: -eːɣioː
=== Noun ===
regio f (plural regio's or regionen, diminutive regiootje n)
region
Synonym: gebied
==== Derived terms ====
euregio
woonregio
==== Related terms ====
regionaal
==== Descendants ====
→ Indonesian: regio
=== Anagrams ===
groei
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Either directly borrowed or through Dutch regio, from Latin regio. Doublet of region.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /reˈɡi.o/, [reˈɡi.o]
=== Noun ===
régio (plural regio-regio)
(anatomy, technical) region a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated
Synonym: daerah
regio abdomen ― abdominal region
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“regio”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin rēgius.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.d͡ʒo/
Rhymes: -ɛdʒo
Hyphenation: rè‧gio
=== Adjective ===
regio (feminine regia, masculine plural regi, feminine plural regie)
(uncommon or literary) royal
Synonyms: reale, regale
(figurative) grand, excellent
=== Further reading ===
regio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
=== Anagrams ===
erigo, orgie, orige
== Latin ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈrɛ.ɡi.oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈrɛː.d͡ʒi.o]
=== Etymology 1 ===
From regō + -iō.
==== Noun ====
regiō f (genitive regiōnis); third declension
direction, line
boundary line, boundary
region, district, province
ground
(figuratively) sphere, department
opposite, on the other side (e + regione + genitive or dative)
===== Declension =====
Third-declension noun.
===== Derived terms =====
===== Descendants =====
==== References ====
“regio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“regio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
"regio", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
“regio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
“regio”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
regio in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
“regio”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
“regio”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Dizionario Latino-Italiano Olivetti Media
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Adjective ====
rēgiō
dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of rēgius
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈrexjo/ [ˈre.xjo]
Rhymes: -exjo
Syllabification: re‧gio
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Latin rēgius. Doublet of real.
==== Adjective ====
regio (feminine regia, masculine plural regios, feminine plural regias)
royal, regal
Synonym: real
(Mexico) Monterreyan, born in Monterrey, clipping of regiomontano
Synonym: regiomontano
===== Related terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from Italian regio.
==== Adverb ====
regio
(Panama, Andes Mountains, Southern Cone) excellently
==== Adjective ====
regio (feminine regia, masculine plural regios, feminine plural regias)
(Nicaragua, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Southern Cone) stupendous
Synonyms: bacán, bárbaro, chévere, estupendo, excelente, guay
(Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Andes Mountains, Southern Cone) stunning; gorgeous
=== Further reading ===
“regio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025